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‘It needs to be understood how governments have facilitated inequality in the world. Billionaires don’t happen naturally. The rules by which a country’s economy operates is controlled by governments. If …

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An unannounced inspection of a women's prison raises new concerns about safety across the female estate. Sian Norris reports

‘Labour’ leader finds time to tweet inanity, but not to support millions fighting for their families and class Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike to resist the Tories’ mass assault on the working class and to fight for their families, their jobs, their pay and the public services we all rely on. […]

A new poll by Omnisis for Byline Times reveals the impact of serial rapist and Met Police officer David Carrick's guilty plea on women's trust in policing

Maya Esslemont and Sian Norris reveal how crime victims are struggling to access the financial support they are entitled to

The Public Order Act – launched to clamp down on groups like Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil – could be used against trade unionists too

An investigation by Byline Times has uncovered shocking new figures on the presence of the dangerous mineral in places of education

Penny Pepper pens an open letter to her Conservative MP, explaining why the NHS crisis is personal and political for those 'living in the real world'

Sam Bright reports on the influence held by a parliamentary lobbying group backed by private health interests