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Crime and Punishment: Lived Reality is Now Divorced From Electoral Politics
Sam Bright considers why, after years of stagnating wealth and declining health in Britain, the Conservative Party hasn’t seen its support slump sooner?

Drop in Life Expectancy Due to Poor Pandemic Management ‘Chilling’, Says Sir Michael Marmot
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

Exclusive High CO2 Levels and Poor Ventilation Raise Concerns for Children’s Health and COVID Risk
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
Fraud, Abuse, Waste, Chaos: Official Report Slams Management of UK Borders during Pandemic
David Hencke reports on a damning National Audit Office analysis of the multiple failures of Boris Johnson’s Global Travel Taskforce
Post-Brexit Britain: A Rotting, Corrupted State
Chris Grey explores why the UK’s departure from the EU cannot be separated from other challenging political and public developments in Britain today

Resigning Matters: By Failing to Step Down, Johnson has Put Democracy on Standby
Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March 2022. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/PA/Alamy
Conservatives’ ‘Partygate’ Impunity for Johnson Shows the Entire British Constitution is Now At Stake
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
Parts of the Media Are Waging Psychological Warfare Against the Public
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
Above and Beyond the Law: ‘Partygate’ has Fatally Exposed Britain’s Political System
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
Exclusive Voters Don’t Trust Johnson to Tell the Truth After ‘Partygate’
An exclusive poll for Byline Times suggests the Prime Minister may still pay the price for lockdown-breaking parties on his watch
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