Why this matters now The DfE is gathering views to update key statutory guidance documents and establish new frameworks: MACPTs are likely to increase investigation My research published 26 August 202...

Section 47 investigations higher in multi-agency safeguarding hubs areas, but with no impact on child deaths or harm

Why this matters now The Government is proposing to expand information-sharing between services and create new child protection teams. This will increase suspicionand investigation My research publish...

Why this matters now The Government is proposing to expand information-sharing between services and create new child protection teams. This will increase suspicionand investigation My research published 26 August 2026, found that when councils introduced MASHs — systems for police, social work and others to share information about families — child protection investigations increased sharply, without […]

An expert on the misuse of child protection rules writes about proposals that could make things worse for disabled children's parents.

Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...

Thirteen MILLION of us are still locked out of dental care. After two years of ministers promising to finally fix NHS dentistry, shocking new data just revealed that almost nothing has changed. That ...

With Keir Starmer stepping down, a new PM will be taking over soon. Let's make sure they hear from us on day one. Sign the petition demanding a wealth tax on the ultra-rich to fund our communities, he...

What’s going on? MPs will vote on amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill next Tuesday 16 June. Victoria Collins MP, has tabled amendment NC13, that would require the Government to publis...

Care home residents have written an open letter to the public urging them to stop Reform this week from getting any more council seats. They said they were left 'terrified' after the home where they f...

We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...

Israel is moving to seize the West Bank – and most people don’t even know it’s happening. But governments can act: some have already sanctioned the ministers behind this plan. If more join them, it co...

I just signed a petition to stop the massive rollout of facial recognition surveillance in the UK. The government and shops are starting to scan us without clear laws in place, effectively turning our...

I just signed a petition to stop the massive rollout of facial recognition surveillance in the UK. The government and shops are starting to scan us without clear laws in place, effectively turning our...

A US court has just sided with fossil fuel pipeline giant Energy Transfer and ordered Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US to pay US$ 345 million.

Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...

3,098 likes, 46 comments - ledbydonkeys on December 21, 2025: "We need to talk about Nigel Farage and Russia. Location: Kyiv".

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British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"

While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax break...

Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

By Andy Bilson and Taliah Drayak The term fabricated or induced illness (FII) was introduced in 2002 to replace the discredited idea of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP). The label was meant to…

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is wading into a state Supreme Court race this fall that both parties say has far-reaching implications for the 2028 presidential race, upcoming midterms and future redi...

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

Homes without heating, bedrooms without beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

They’re risking their lives to break the blockade on Gaza - join to demand safe passage and an end to the siege!

Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

Maeve Boothby O’Neill’s mother had no idea she was being accused in private of causing or fabricating the illness that would take her life aged 27

Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty

Findings from investigations into the systemic problems leading to continued failings to either support or protect children, including in NI

Findings from investigations into the systemic problems leading to continued failings to either support or protect children, including in NI