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Great news!
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Winston Churchill’s name is often invoked in debates about Europe, yet his views on European unity are frequently remembered selectively | Jon Hill
Churchill’s Last Stand – book review, Part two
Winston Churchill’s name is often invoked in debates about Europe, yet his views on European unity are frequently remembered selectively
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January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Winston Churchill’s name is often invoked in debates about Europe, yet his views on European unity are frequently remembered selectively | Jon Hill
The emotive subject of immigration has been a political plaything for too long. It’s time to confront the contradictions and nuances | Peter Curbishley
The differing perspectives on immigration
The emotive subject of immigration has been a political plaything for too long. It’s time to confront the contradictions and nuances
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January 29, 2026 at 6:23 AM
The emotive subject of immigration has been a political plaything for too long. It’s time to confront the contradictions and nuances | Peter Curbishley
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January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift? | Claire Jones
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
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January 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift? | Claire Jones
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Sara Jones (New York City)
"There is a media buy-out, all skewed to praise his criminal actions. Masked armed men are harassing our citizens without warrants and shooting us for voicing dissent."
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Ordinary Americans are sad, angry, overwhelmed – yet hopeful
The view from Maine; Lawless, over-equipped paramilitary ICE agents are the real domestic terrorists
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January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Sara Jones (New York City)
"There is a media buy-out, all skewed to praise his criminal actions. Masked armed men are harassing our citizens without warrants and shooting us for voicing dissent."
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January 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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ICE shows up in Minneapolis, and next thing you know a mother of three is dead. How can people deal with that? One resident reaches out
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Reality hits home – ICE in Minneapolis
ICE shows up in Minneapolis, and next thing you know a mother of three is dead. How can people deal with that? One resident reaches out
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January 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
ICE shows up in Minneapolis, and next thing you know a mother of three is dead. How can people deal with that? One resident reaches out
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Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift? | Claire Jones
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
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January 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift? | Claire Jones
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift? | Claire Jones
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift? | Claire Jones
The Bristol Radical History Festival will take place Saturday 25 April at the M Shed and Sunday 26 April at the Cube Microplex | The Editor
Bristol Radical History Festival confirmed for this April
The Bristol Radical History Festival will take place Saturday 25 April at the M Shed and Sunday 26 April at the Cube Microplex
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January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Bristol Radical History Festival will take place Saturday 25 April at the M Shed and Sunday 26 April at the Cube Microplex | The Editor
Donald Trump's denigration of NATO allies' military support exposes his rank hypocrisy | Martin Griffiths
Truth, friends, allies, and Donald Trump
Donald Trump's denigration of NATO allies' military support exposes his rank hypocrisy
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January 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Donald Trump's denigration of NATO allies' military support exposes his rank hypocrisy | Martin Griffiths
The fracturing of the current world order begs the questions: what makes a good society and who might have a vested interest in its failure? | Paul Ryder
The ‘good society’ and its enemies
The fracturing of the current world order begs the questions: what makes a good society and who might have a vested interest in its failure?
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January 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The fracturing of the current world order begs the questions: what makes a good society and who might have a vested interest in its failure? | Paul Ryder
The fracturing of the current world order begs the questions: what makes a good society and who might have a vested interest in its failure? | Paul Ryder
The ‘good society’ and its enemies
The fracturing of the current world order begs the questions: what makes a good society and who might have a vested interest in its failure?
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January 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM
The fracturing of the current world order begs the questions: what makes a good society and who might have a vested interest in its failure? | Paul Ryder
Can we anchor truth in an age of misinformation? Mike Berners-Lee and Jennifer Nadel bring The Truth in Politics Show to Oxford, 27 Jan | The Editor
Press Release (event)- Truth is under attack, can Oxford help defend it?
Can we anchor truth in an age of misinformation? Mike Berners-Lee and Jennifer Nadel bring The Truth in Politics Show to Oxford, 27 Jan
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January 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Can we anchor truth in an age of misinformation? Mike Berners-Lee and Jennifer Nadel bring The Truth in Politics Show to Oxford, 27 Jan | The Editor
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If you or a loved one served in Afghanistan and are horrified by Donald Trump's claim that Nato including British forces, stayed "a little off the front lines" during the conflict, and would like to write to express your anger and outrage, then please email editor@centralbylines.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If you or a loved one served in Afghanistan and are horrified by Donald Trump's claim that Nato including British forces, stayed "a little off the front lines" during the conflict, and would like to write to express your anger and outrage, then please email editor@centralbylines.co.uk
Giving the natural world enforceable rights in law, known as rights of nature, is not fanciful. Those rights can have practical application | Dr Huw Evans
Should the River Wye have legal rights?
Giving the natural world enforceable rights in law, known as rights of nature, is not fanciful. Those rights can have practical application
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January 22, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Giving the natural world enforceable rights in law, known as rights of nature, is not fanciful. Those rights can have practical application | Dr Huw Evans
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy | Don McGowan
The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
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January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy | Don McGowan
Winston Churchill’s name is often invoked in debates about Europe, yet his views on European unity are frequently remembered selectively. | Jon Hill
Churchill’s last stand – a review, Part one.
Winston Churchill’s name is often invoked in debates about Europe, yet his views on European unity are frequently remembered selectively.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Winston Churchill’s name is often invoked in debates about Europe, yet his views on European unity are frequently remembered selectively. | Jon Hill
Our esteemed former Editor-in-Chief, Jon Hill, reviews the books recommended by friends and family in 2025 and looks forward to 2026 | Jon Hill
Some reading for the New Year
Our esteemed former Editor-in-Chief, Jon Hill, reviews the books recommended by friends and family in 2025 and looks forward to 2026
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January 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Our esteemed former Editor-in-Chief, Jon Hill, reviews the books recommended by friends and family in 2025 and looks forward to 2026 | Jon Hill
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Therapy talk is everywhere, but as trauma and self-help go mainstream, nuance is lost, turning wounds into content, trends and quick fixes | Francesca Paoletti
Childhood trauma and personal narrative
Therapy talk is everywhere, but as trauma and self-help go mainstream, nuance is lost, turning wounds into content, trends and quick fixes
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January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Therapy talk is everywhere, but as trauma and self-help go mainstream, nuance is lost, turning wounds into content, trends and quick fixes | Francesca Paoletti
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Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
| Bob Copeland
| Bob Copeland
The Lie of the Land: who really cares for the countryside?
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
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January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
| Bob Copeland
| Bob Copeland
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In January, Extinction Rebellion visited the Oxford Farming Conference and some fruitful conversations ensued | Steve Dawe
Extinction Rebellion visits the Oxford Farming Conference
In January, Extinction Rebellion visited the Oxford Farming Conference and some fruitful conversations ensued
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January 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
In January, Extinction Rebellion visited the Oxford Farming Conference and some fruitful conversations ensued | Steve Dawe
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West England Bylines is commemorating the unhinged event of Trump receiving the Nobel Peace Prize from Maria Machado, with an apt article from our recent archives -
Alice in Trumpland: the unhinging of politics
Trump has pushed leadership and political reaction down a rabbit hole into a bewildering, menacing ‘wonderland’
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January 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
West England Bylines is commemorating the unhinged event of Trump receiving the Nobel Peace Prize from Maria Machado, with an apt article from our recent archives -