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Contact: editor@centralbylines.co.uk
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, this week saw scandals and potential electoral law breaking | Gary Gilligan
A long time in politics: week 5 – Scandal in the Wind, and A New Kid in Town
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, this week saw scandals and potential electoral law breaking
centralbylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, this week saw scandals and potential electoral law breaking | Gary Gilligan
Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social
Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive
centralbylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social
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Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric
centralbylines.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
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We'd welcome articles in this and the wider issue of having ICE agents with boots on the ground in Europe, email editor@centralbylines.co.uk if you want to have your voice heard on this.
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina - TopNews - Ansa.it
Rome street artist Laika has created a new piece of work protesting the presence of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
February 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We'd welcome articles in this and the wider issue of having ICE agents with boots on the ground in Europe, email editor@centralbylines.co.uk if you want to have your voice heard on this.
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
We'd welcome articles in this and the wider issue of having ICE agents with boots on the ground in Europe, email editor@centralbylines.co.uk if you want to have your voice heard on this.
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina - TopNews - Ansa.it
Rome street artist Laika has created a new piece of work protesting the presence of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
February 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We'd welcome articles in this and the wider issue of having ICE agents with boots on the ground in Europe, email editor@centralbylines.co.uk if you want to have your voice heard on this.
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
Rome street artist creates piece against ICE presence at Milano Cortina
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Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive
centralbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
@brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government
centralbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric
centralbylines.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
@deanconway.bsky.social
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The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government | Sam Power
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government
centralbylines.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government | Sam Power
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
Sheep farming in Derbyshire
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive
centralbylines.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A chance meeting via Freecycle sparks a farmer's truth: wool pays less than in the 1970s, costs soar, and small British farms fight to survive | Simon Ferrigno
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The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
@spmontecarlo.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com @centralbylines.co.uk
@spmontecarlo.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com @centralbylines.co.uk
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government
centralbylines.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
@spmontecarlo.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com @centralbylines.co.uk
@spmontecarlo.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com @centralbylines.co.uk
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government | Sam Power
The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government
centralbylines.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Mandelson Scandal involving Epstein and sensitive documents must be a wake-up call for Starmer and his government | Sam Power
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric
centralbylines.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
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Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse | Cliff Mitchell
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse | Cliff Mitchell
A long time in politics: week 4 – election and defection
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social
A long time in politics: week 4 – election and defection
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils
centralbylines.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
A long time in politics: week 4 – election and defection
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social
Hang on, we are trying to catch a pigeon to test out this analogy 😂
In fairness comparing Carney to Trump is like playing chess with a pigeon, where Drumpf is the bird - it has no idea how to play, knocks over all the pieces, craps on the board, then struts around as if it won anyway.
February 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Hang on, we are trying to catch a pigeon to test out this analogy 😂
Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
This left me sobbing. Last week I joined hundreds of faith leaders in the frigid streets of Minneapolis. I'll never forget the brutality of the occupation & the courageous love of Minnesotans. The poignant harmonies of the Marsh Family offer another powerful rebuttal to ICE's cruelty & callousness.
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
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We're back with our first mainline episode of the year, in this episode, our hosts recount and analyse the events of January and speculate what's next for ICE, for NATO, and for the UK.
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Oh Dear God, What Was January 2026???
Podcast Episode · The Bylines Network Podcast · 02/02/2026 · 39m
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February 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
We're back with our first mainline episode of the year, in this episode, our hosts recount and analyse the events of January and speculate what's next for ICE, for NATO, and for the UK.
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One venue, two speeches – how Mark Carney left Donald Trump in the dust in Davos
Mark Carney warned of a rupture in the world order and got a standing ovation, the contrast to the speech by Trump was striking. | Mark Shannon
@markshanahan.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Mark Carney warned of a rupture in the world order and got a standing ovation, the contrast to the speech by Trump was striking. | Mark Shannon
@markshanahan.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
One venue, two speeches – how Mark Carney left Donald Trump in the dust in Davos
Mark Carney warned of a rupture in the world order and got a standing ovation, the contrast to the speech by Trump was striking.
centralbylines.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
One venue, two speeches – how Mark Carney left Donald Trump in the dust in Davos
Mark Carney warned of a rupture in the world order and got a standing ovation, the contrast to the speech by Trump was striking. | Mark Shannon
@markshanahan.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Mark Carney warned of a rupture in the world order and got a standing ovation, the contrast to the speech by Trump was striking. | Mark Shannon
@markshanahan.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
These are government employees. So our tax dollars are funding ICE to flash white supremacist cards at vulnerable POC as an intimidation tactic. Who is giving this direction?
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
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A long time in politics: week 4 – election and defection
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A long time in politics: week 4 – election and defection
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils
centralbylines.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
A long time in politics: week 4 – election and defection
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw election and defection fever and chaotic councils | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
These are government employees. So our tax dollars are funding ICE to flash white supremacist cards at vulnerable POC as an intimidation tactic. Who is giving this direction?
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk
You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, editor@centralbylines.couk