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How the established media is itself a power bloc – given the influence it can have on how a politician/party/issue is seen/positioned – is, and always has been in cases beyond Farage, part of the story. This has to be the starting point, and not only a state of affairs observable after the event.

Count Binface was a surprise guest at Byline Times' event exploring parallels in US and UK politics with @lincolnproject.us and @quietriotpod.bsky.social in Leicester Square. His message to Clacton and beyond? Vote! And value a (flawed) democracy where he can take on – and laugh at – Nigel Farage.

"The Westminster media bubble's assumptions about how people live are deeply destructive – which is exactly why we need independent media like Byline Times" Green Leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social was just one of my interesting in-depth interviewees at the 2026 Womad festival. What did he tell me? 👇

Green Leader Zack Polanski Calls for ‘Reset’ in Relations With Labour Party Under Andy BurnhamPolanski says he is open to working with Labour's more 'left-wing' leader Andy Burnham, following years of "toxic" relations between the two parties under Keir Starmerbylinetimes.com

"There's a value in what we produce because we feel – and an AI chatbot can't feel... But I don't find anything wrong with someone who finds genuine happiness with an AI companion" For my new 'Human Interview', I met AI & Society Prof at KCL @drkatedevlin.bsky.social to explore connection & tech 👇

‘There’s a Value in What We Produce Because We Feel – and an AI Chatbot Can’t Feel’Byline Times' Editor in Chief meets Kate Devlin, Professor of AI and Society at King’s College London, to explore how relationships with AI companions aren’t particularly new, why she believes the und...bylinetimes.com

Another new PM, another edition of Byline Times goes to press... Read our exclusive investigation on James Orr, head of policy at Reform & Cambridge professor in print - what's happening at the world-renowned university refusing to answer any of our questions? In shops / subscribe.bylinetimes.com 👇

For 6 months, Byline Times has investigated Reform policy chief & Cambridge Professor James Orr's 'political pipeline' to recruit students, some of whom he houses – & his links to Palantir's Peter Thiel. Cambridge sent our queries straight on to Orr's lawyers. What's going on at the institution? 👇

Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project RevealedThe world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at...bylinetimes.com

There's much chatter about the established media now starting to 'turn' on Nigel Farage and Reform UK, following a number of by-election defeats and questionable gifts/donations. Farage has *always* been in need of scrutiny. That the press now decide to turn the lens on him is part of the story.

Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivalsThe Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.www.bbc.co.uk

I've never met a reporter with such a gleam in his eye for holding power to account in such a human and hopeful way. All of us at @bylinetimes.bsky.social are so sad to have lost David Hencke. He was a brilliant reporter, but perhaps more importantly: he was a really lovely man. Thank you, David!

10 years ago today, the Brexit Referendum marked a defining moment in our politics. In the aftermath, I explored why my Indian immigrant parents – like many others like them – voted Leave. A fascinating, complex story of Empire, loyalty, colonised mindsets, identity, reparation... Revisit it here 👇

The Story of Brexit is the Story of Empire: Why Did Asian Immigrants Vote to Leave the EU?The complicated love-hate relationship of immigrants from former colonies with the British Empire cannot be ignored if lessons are to be learned in post-Brexit Britainbylinetimes.com

Andy Burnham won in Makerfield by focusing on the 'politics of place'. A decade on from the Brexit referendum, and abandoned by both Thatcherite Conservatism and New Labour, constituencies like Makerfield *finally* need some action. New edition of Byline Times packed with reports and analysis 👇

Fear and othering are the easiest emotions to activate. They comfort – to a point. Then, constant division with no actual solutions becomes exhausting; self-defeating: keeping people trapped in a trap they start to recognise as a trap. Burnham's defeat of Reform shows endless rage doesn't win.

"Burnham is a reversion to the mid-20th Century when Labour prime ministers were men of the people. Burnham is a giant step backwards to a better sort of British politics... Blair dismantled that world, and the deep morality and wisdom that went with it" Peter Oborne's analysis for Byline Times 👇

'Burnham is a Giant Step Backwards to a Better Sort of British Politics'Makerfield’s new MP will face deep challenges if he makes it to Downing Street – but he can succeed where others haven't been able tobylinetimes.com

Andy Burnham wins, warning Labour this is its "final chance". The people I met in Makerfield were engaged on local and national issues, warm, not cynical despite rightly feeling politics hadn't changed anything for them, and happy to engage. As one elderly lady said, "we all need to live together".

Richard Gadd's new show 'Half Man' will stay with me for a long time. So it was a privilege to discuss where we're at with 'toxic masculinity', vulnerability & understanding the complexities of abuse with @mrmadrigalobe.bsky.social, founder of charity We Are Survivors, of which Gadd is ambassador 👇

Half Man: ‘We’re Beginning to Get a Better, Much More Nuanced Understanding… Vulnerability is a Part of Masculinity Now'Byline Times’ Editor in Chief speaks to Duncan Craig, founder of We Are Survivors – a charity supporting survivors of male sexual abuse – about why the ‘toxic masculinity’ narrative has been problemat...bylinetimes.com

On 23 June, I'll be part of the company of actors – including Joanna Scanlan – bringing to life @peterjukes.bsky.social's new play 'Trojan Horses' in a rehearsed reading at The Cockpit theatre. Hugh Grant says it's "brilliant & terrifying". Info/tickets: tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/...

"I was full of anger but thought 'Seamus, you can't kick your shit out of somebody else'. Where I've shown most courage is actually facing up to my fear and insecurity" I spoke to Seamus Doherty on his real-life speech on masculinity in new play 'Our Public House' 👇 bylinetimes.com/2026/06/02/w...

"We all have those uncles & grandparents who say these things – we still love them. Theatre allows us to look deeper, understand, put ourselves in others' shoes" I spoke to Dash Arts' Josephine Burton about her touring state-of-the-nation play 'Our Public House' on political alienation in Britain 👇

‘We Can See Beyond the Surface and Understand that this Character, this Person, is Much More Complicated… Theatre Can Give You That’Byline Times’ Editor in Chief speaks to Josephine Burton – creator and director of a new play ‘Our Public House’ by Dash Arts which examines political alienation in Britain today – and two real-life s...bylinetimes.com

In 2019, Republican strategist @therickwilson.bsky.social co-founded the Lincoln Project of moderate conservatives and former GOP members to oppose Trumpism. He warns Britain is further along the curve to "your Trump" than the US was. But the trajectory can be halted... New Byline Times out now 👇