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Brighton’s Early Music Festival choir recently sang in the Italian town of Spello, marking 800 years since the death of St Francis of Assisi | Viv Griffiths
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Singing in Spello: a Brighton choir goes to Italy
Brighton’s Early Music Festival choir recently sang in the Italian town of Spello, marking 800 years since the death of St Francis of Assisi
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 18h
Complaining about bad journalism is easy. Building something better is harder. What changes to regulation, ownership, newsroom culture and journalistic practice could actually make a difference? These are just some of the questions we'll be tackling next Wednesday. 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
Meme advertising Bylines Network event, "Making Sense of Our Times, Towards a Better Media.

Wednesday 21st October 7pm till 8.15pm
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 23h
Is there an opportunity to make more use of our rooftops and help nature thrive by itself? | Oak Bear
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The cliffs in the sky
Is there an opportunity to make more use of our rooftops and help nature thrive by itself?
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 16/10/2026
Red caps and blue caps, the people protecting Crowborough by terrorising everyone in it | Concerned of Crowborough
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Crowborough update: How brave patriot commandos saved a quiet town from zero crimes
Red caps and blue caps, the people protecting Crowborough by terrorising everyone in it
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13/10/2026
The treatment of Jason Arday horrified many people. Where does legitimate journalistic scrutiny end and a media pile-on begin? Next Wednesday, we're bringing together journalists, academics and regulators to ask what responsible media should look like. 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
Meme advertising Bylines Network event, "Making Sense of Our Times, Towards a Better Media.

Wednesday 21st October 7pm till 8.15pm
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 15/10/2026
A festival should be a place to escape, but increasingly real life seems to be edging its way in | Kiera McLean
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Can we please have our music festivals back?
A festival should be a place to escape, but increasingly real life seems to be edging its way in
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13/10/2026
The Lyme Wars and new discoveries Lyme disease can be hard to diagnose, and if untreated for some time, patients may suffer chronic symptoms, known as post treatment Lyme disease syndrome | Victoria Cairns
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The Lyme Wars and new discoveries
Lyme disease can be hard to diagnose, and if untreated for some time, patients may suffer chronic symptoms, known as post treatment Lyme disease syndrome
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 13/10/2026
Unanswered questions asked of Southern Water don’t just flow away | Mick Channon
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Seven hours and the questions Southern Water still hasn’t answered
Unanswered questions asked of Southern Water don’t just flow away
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 11/10/2026
Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit. What happens now? What are the implications regarding a "reversal of Brexit?" northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit. What happens now?
What are the implications regarding a "reversal of Brexit?"
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 11/10/2026
Surely the answer to dry summers and drought is obvious: find some land, dig a very large hole and store more water. Isn't it? | Mick Channon
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Why can’t we just build another reservoir?
Surely the answer to dry summers and drought is obvious: find some land, dig a very large hole and store more water
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10/10/2026
A free press matters. So does an accountable one. Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like. 📅 21 Oct, 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
A free press matters. So does an accountable one.

Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like.
📅 21 Oct, 7pm
🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 10/10/2026
The quaint village of Lyminster holds ancient tales of dragons - an introduction to Knucker Hole | Oak Bear
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The tale of the knucker
The quaint village of Lyminster holds ancient tales of dragons - an introduction to Knucker Hole
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 09/10/2026
Lone men are demonised by dehumanising language that presents them as potential criminals rather than the vulnerable individuals they are | Maryam Panah
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The fear tactics of the far right: the demonisation of lone male migrants
Lone men are demonised by dehumanising language that presents them as potential criminals rather than the vulnerable individuals they are
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 08/10/2026
The triple lock cut pensioner poverty but is costly; its proposed reform would retain inflation protection while reducing long-term spending | Jonquil Lowe
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The UK’s pension triple lock has done its job and needs to be retired
The triple lock cut pensioner poverty but is costly; its proposed reform would retain inflation protection while reducing long-term spending
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/10/2026
A free press matters. So does an accountable one. Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like. 📅 21 Oct, 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
A free press matters. So does an accountable one.

Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like.
📅 21 Oct, 7pm
🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨 In case you hadn’t noticed… …mainstream media is rapidly getting replaced by alternative and grassroots news efforts. That’s a combination of citizen frustration with mainstream media - an increased ability to DIY in digital media. So where is it all going? And how do we ensure standards?
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 05/10/2026
A free press matters. So does an accountable one. Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like. 📅 21 Oct, 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
A free press matters. So does an accountable one.

Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like.
📅 21 Oct, 7pm
🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 06/10/2026
A new, diverse and inclusive crowd has turned Dulwich Hamlet from a sleepy non-league side to a cult club in a corner of south London | Alex Turpie
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Cult football clubs of Europe: Dulwich Hamlet
A new, diverse and inclusive crowd has turned Dulwich Hamlet from a sleepy non-league side to a cult club in a corner of south London
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 04/10/2026
Hate has no place within society, let alone in the corridors of power | Tom Serpell
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Hate lets us all down
Hate has no place within society, let alone in the corridors of power
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 03/10/2026
There is a peacefulness found in enjoying the last warm days in late summer, topping up the battery before winter | Oak Bear
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The last warm day
There is a peacefulness found in enjoying the last warm days in late summer, topping up the battery before winter
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 02/10/2026
The wider indirect deaths including of children resulting from the war on Iran are under-reported but no less tragic | Maryam Panah
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The US war on Iran: the funeral of a 12 year old girl
The wider indirect deaths including of children resulting from the war on Iran are under-reported but no less tragic
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 29/09/2026
 River Ems is a precious chalkstream facing pressures that put the river and its wild fish populations at risk. A volunteer tells us why he became a citizen scientist to help protect the River | Immy O Keefe
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The citizen scientists protecting a precious chalkstream
River Ems is a precious chalkstream facing pressures that put the river and its wild fish populations at risk. A volunteer tells us why he became a citizen scientist to help protect the River
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 29/09/2026
By releasing captive bred turtle doves in Hampshire this year, the National Park Authority is cutting corners and ignoring experts | Ross McNally
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Turtle dove releases in the South Downs – papering over ecological cracks?
By releasing captive bred turtle doves in Hampshire this year, the National Park Authority is cutting corners and ignoring experts
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 27/09/2026
The charm and atmosphere of the wonderful Viktoria Zizkov arena | Alex Turpie
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An Englishman’s Tour of Prague’s Football Clubs: Part 4 
The charm and atmosphere of the wonderful Viktoria Zizkov arena
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 26/09/2026
Let's try to notice what we take, waste less of it, keep things longer, and thank the earth for its generosity | Oak Bear
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Nothing comes from nothing
Let's try to notice what we take, waste less of it, keep things longer, and thank the earth for its generosity
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 25/09/2026
My trig pillar count continues to grow | James Joughin
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Still in the foothills: sacred geometry
My trig pillar count continues to grow
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 24/09/2026
Lewes Council is the first to grant rights to trees when making planning decisions | Oak Bear
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What if the tree has rights too?
Lewes Council is the first to grant rights to trees when making planning decisions
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Reform's claim to be anti-establishment is not backed up with evidence | James Joyce
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The Establishment–in–waiting: Reform UK’s possible impact on British democracy
Reform's claim to be anti-establishment is not backed up with evidence
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 19/09/2026
With courage, nothing is impossible: the RNLI Just a reminder...
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With courage, nothing is impossible: the RNLI
Sussex Bylines journalists visit the Newhaven Lifeboat on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the RNLI
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 19/09/2026
With courage, nothing is impossible: the RNLI Just a reminder...
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With courage, nothing is impossible: the RNLI
Sussex Bylines journalists visit the Newhaven Lifeboat on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the RNLI
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 20/09/2026
The evening of the year A welcome to the autumn equinox | Oak Bear @sussexbylines.co.uk
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The evening of the year
A welcome to the autumn equinox
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 20/09/2026
An Englishman’s tour of Prague’s football clubs: Part 3, Sparta Prague | Alex Turpie
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Smoke, heat and unease at Sparta
An Englishman’s tour of Prague’s football clubs: Part 3, Sparta Prague
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 19/09/2026
A welcome to the autumn equinox | Oak Bear
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The evening of the year
A welcome to the autumn equinox
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 18/09/2026
Governments have options on how to spend money and what they get back in return | Michael Green
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Government spending – are we asking the right questions?
Governments have options on how to spend money and what they get back in return
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Striving to get rich seems to have become more socially acceptable in Sweden | Håkan Johansson and Axel Vikström
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How ‘egalitarian’ Sweden became more comfortable with wealth
Striving to get rich seems to have become more socially acceptable in Sweden
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 15/09/2026
 The evidence suggests that in fact he did the journey by sea  | Sussex Bylines
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King Harold’s heroic march : is it a myth?
The evidence suggests that in fact he did the journey by sea 
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Mushrooms, mycelium and the vanishing woodland commons Let’s think about the future of the forest before we strip it of its precious resources
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Mushrooms, mycelium and the vanishing woodland commons
Let’s think about the future of the forest before we strip it of its precious resources
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/09/2026
The Escape – a book review A moving meditation on cycling, endurance, identity and escape | Alex Turpie @sussexbylines.co.uk
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The Escape – a book review
A moving meditation on cycling, endurance, identity and escape
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 06/09/2026
We have a chance to influence the new government, using the power of our citizen journalism - and the weight, literally, of our Gazette - to make politicians do more to secure justice for those abused by Mohamed Al Fayed. We are raising £6,000 to print and send the Gazette to every MP 👇
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Where is justice? Survivors voices in parliament
Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 06/09/2026
A moving meditation on cycling, endurance, identity and escape | Alex Turpie
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The Escape – a book review
A moving meditation on cycling, endurance, identity and escape
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 04/09/2026
The BrightonFoodStory festival in October highlights a city willing to ask questions about the future of its food | James Joughin
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A sustainable future : Changing the food system in Brighton
The BrightonFoodStory festival in October highlights a city willing to ask questions about the future of its food
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 04/09/2026
The BrightonFoodStory festival in October highlights a city willing to ask questions about the future of its food | James Joughin
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A sustainable future : Changing the food system in Brighton
The BrightonFoodStory festival in October highlights a city willing to ask questions about the future of its food
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 04/09/2026
We have a chance to influence the new government, using the power of our citizen journalism - and the weight, literally, of our Gazette - to make politicians do more to secure justice for those abused by Mohamed Al Fayed. We are raising £6,000 to print and send the Gazette to every MP 👇
crowdfunder.co.uk
Where is justice? Survivors voices in parliament
Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 03/09/2026
TONIGHT..... 7.00–8.15 pm Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability bit.ly/politicsclea...
TONIGHT..... 7.00–8.15 pm

Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability 
https://bit.ly/politicscleanup
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 03/09/2026
The story of devolution and the Poulson affair | Tom Serpell
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Standards in public life matter
The story of devolution and the Poulson affair
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 05/08/2026
There is no doubt that engaging with short-form content is not always a productive pastime, but just how harmful is it? | Oscar Dunning
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Stop that scrolling! Is short-form content rotting our brains?
There is no doubt that engaging with short-form content is not always a productive pastime, but just how harmful is it?
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🔥TOMORROW🔥 Delighted to say lots of people booked to come. Should be superb. Pls share. The link you need —> www.tickettailor.com/events/bylin...
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Book your place – Cleaning up politics: how Britain rebuilds trust – Zoom
Cleaning up politics: how Britain rebuilds trust – Zoom, Thu 3 Sep 2026 - LIVE WEBINAR. Part of the Bylines Network "making sense of our times" series. Andy Burnham, Britain’s new Prime Minister, has...
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Thursday 3 September, 7.00–8.15pm. Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability bit.ly/politicsclea...
Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Thursday 3 September, 7.00–8.15pm. Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability https://bit.ly/politicscleanup
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Why we urgently need more young people involved in local government and housing | Alison Rees
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Changing the landscape in local government
Why we urgently need more young people involved in local government and housing
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 30/08/2026
Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Thursday 3 September, 7.00–8.15pm. Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability bit.ly/politicsclea...
Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Thursday 3 September, 7.00–8.15pm. Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability
https://bit.ly/politicscleanup
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