What connects polio and spitting? Just how big is the NHS? And why didn’t we like the idea at first?

The post Norky’s ramblings: further thoughts – and some hard facts – on the NHS first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

The government’s proposed new measures to tackle immigration by targeting criminal gangs is a missed opportunity to overhaul a broken system

The post Labour’s asylum and immigration policy – muddling through? first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

The World Economic Forum is not a conduit for world domination by a Marxist gang of Bond villains with ‘European-sounding’ names

The post The WEF should be scrutinised, but enough of the ‘world domination’ stuff first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

A bit abaat West Ridin dialect, writ i West Ridin dialect

The post Yorkshire: stop thi chelpin and have a pike at this! first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

Tactical voting was a major factor in the recent election, but the Greens lost out, an electoral injustice that shows we need electoral reform

The post Tactical voting – the winners and the losers … first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

UrbanEdge takes us inside another of Yorkshire’s historic, now abandoned, buildings – a beautiful church in need of new life

The post The abandoned glories of St Andrew’s Church, Huddersfield first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

A staggering look at the performative cruelty and waste of public money inflicted by the last government as the barge is finally mothballed

The post The Bibby Stockholm: (soon to be) dead in the water first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

Ofcom’s flawed approach to GB News and Reform UK effectively allows broadcasters to disregard its political impartiality rules

The post Who ya gonna call? Ofcom? first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

Educationalist Ted Wragg was an advocate of humour and humanity in the classroom, not of draconian and authoritative measures that break children’s spirits

The post What would Ted Wragg say about zero tolerance in schools? first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

The NUJ has been granted permission to give evidence in the surveillance case being taken by journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney

The post Union granted leave to join covert surveillance case first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

When the history of Brexit is written, the Lib Dems’ decision to let Johnson hold this election will be seen as a key strategic error.

The post Why we lost – and where we go from here appeared first on InFacts.

We can kick Johnson out. So brave the elements and vote for the candidates with the best chance of beating the Tories.

The post 7 reasons to vote Johnson out appeared first on InFacts.

Relying on the WTO for our trade was always a terrible idea. Now that the US president has ripped a hole in it, it’s economic suicide.

The post Trump sabotages Brexiters’ last-ditch safety net appeared first on InFacts.

Good news from YouGov poll is Tory lead is shrinking. Bad news is they are still ahead because too many pro-European votes are being wasted.

The post With a final tactical voting push, we can beat Johnson appeared first on InFacts.

A Tory victory means more chaos. The only way to end the arguments over Brexit and fix our real problems is to vote them out.

The post Johnson won’t stop the chaos – that’s just propaganda appeared first on InFacts.

Johnson yesterday hinted he would axe the licence fee. This had two purposes: cover up his NHS blunder and pummel the BBC into submission.

The post Tories bully BBC because it’s easily cowed appeared first on InFacts.

PM rips off Love Actually in his video but misses out the punch line: “Just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth.”

The post At Christmas you tell the truth, but not if you’re Johnson appeared first on InFacts.

Right-wing press has branded Corbyn unelectable. They are right - he is. Not for the reasons they suggest, but because of simple maths.

The post Don’t worry about voting tactically for Corbyn. He won’t win appeared first on InFacts.

To cover up Johnson’s NHS disaster, Tories fabricate story about Labour activist punching Hancock aide.

The post Tory “punch” propaganda backfires appeared first on InFacts.

Not only is Johnson lying about surrendering to the EU demand for an internal UK border, he isn’t ready to deliver a deal by December 2020.

The post Johnson’s dishonesty and disorganisation on Irish Sea border appeared first on InFacts.