Coronavirus

Sam Bright considers why, after years of stagnating wealth and declining health in Britain, the Conservative Party hasn’t seen its support slump sooner?

New research shows that England and Wales saw the biggest reduction in life expectancy after the US between 2019-21, while the life expectancy of the poorest continues to drop

In Scotland, parents and politicians alike are calling for air filters to improve school ventilation – as classrooms show higher than recommended levels of CO2, Sian Norris reports

David Hencke reports on a damning National Audit Office analysis of the multiple failures of Boris Johnson’s Global Travel Taskforce

Chris Grey explores why the UK’s departure from the EU cannot be separated from other challenging political and public developments in Britain today

Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March 2022. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/PA/Alamy

If the governing party proves that those in power can get away with anything, the essential contract between leaders and their people will be ruptured for good, says Jonathan Lis

Sections of the newspaper industry, aided by broadcasters, are engaged in a 'hyperdistortion' effort to conceal the crimes of those in power, says Sam Bright

In a succession of scandals, Boris Johnson has opened the floodgates to wrongdoing and impunity by politicians like never before – aided by his lawless friends in the British press and a sclerotic constitution 

An exclusive poll for Byline Times suggests the Prime Minister may still pay the price for lockdown-breaking parties on his watch