Mark Cunliffe

Ed Davey and his Liberal Democrats march on Bournemouth The Liberal Democrats want to be seen as the main opponents of Reform UK but recent success is presenting wider challenges

Ed Davey and his Liberal Democrats march on Bournemouth

The Liberal Democrats want to be seen as the main opponents of Reform UK but recent success is presenting wider challenges |Jonathan Calder
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History repeats.

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate

From our Managing Director, Ben Dickenson

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate
@benjitoon.bsky.social @northeastbylines.co.uk

Critical choice for Europe: stand strong or succumb to Trump A new report advises Europe to take a stand for its autonomy against ideological attack from Donald Trump and allies

Critical choice for Europe: stand strong or succumb to Trump

A new report advises Europe to take a stand for its autonomy against ideological attack from Donald Trump and allies | Martin Banks

Nottingham Goose Fair – an old but popular tradition The Nottingham Goose Fair is a tradition of over 700 years. It offers rides, games, food and drinks and takes place yearly in early October

From his weekend, until October 5th
The Nottingham Goose Fair at the Forest Recreation Ground, with a SEND session every Sunday.
Fun for the children, great food, worth going if you are in the area!
Read my review from last year here:
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Smoke and mirrors Why is Keir Starmer allowing the right wing to set the political agenda with confected crises, rather than engaging with real issues?

Smoke and mirrors

Why is Keir Starmer allowing the right wing to set the political agenda with confected crises, rather than engaging with real issues? | Tom Serpell
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5 Years On: Central Bylines Podcast Episode · The Bylines Network Podcast · 09/25/2025 · 35m

This week Central Bylines turns five years old; to celebrate, Simon Ferrigino, Judy Copage, Mark Cunliffe and Julian Greenbank take a retrospective look at the variety of articles published since our launch, where the publication currently stands, and what the future holds

5 Years On: Central Bylines Podcast Episode · The Bylines Network Podcast · 09/25/2025 · 35m

Today, Central Bylines turns five years old; to celebrate, Simon Ferrigino, Judy Copage, Mark Cunliffe and Julian Greenbank take a retrospective look at the variety of articles published since our launch, where the publication currently stands, and what the future holds

5 Years On: Central Bylines Podcast Episode · The Bylines Network Podcast · 09/25/2025 · 35m

Today, Central Bylines turns five years old; to celebrate, Simon Ferrigino, Judy Copage, Mark Cunliffe and Julian Greenbank take a retrospective look at the variety of articles published since our launch, where the publication currently stands, and what the future holds

Quiz: are you a political cult member? Take our handy quiz to find out if you’re a political cult member and have lost your mind on social media or if you are, in fact, the solution……..*

Quiz: are you a political cult member?

Take our handy quiz to find out if you’re a political cult member and have lost your mind on social media or if you are, in fact, the solution……..*

By Juvenal

Quiz: are you a political cult member? Take our handy quiz to find out if you’re a political cult member and have lost your mind on social media or if you are, in fact, the solution……..*

Oh boy, I am going to have so much fun over on Facebook land, asking

Quiz: are you a political cult member?

Thank you, Juvenal and @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater…

Bylines Network articles have been read nearly 20 million times. It costs at least £175,000 a year to help our 2,000 citizen writers speak truth to power and hold democracy to account.

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I'm dreading listening to it 😂

Simon Ferrigno, Judy Copage and Mark Cunliffe have just recorded a podcast to celebrate our upcoming 5th birthday, discussing how we started, our journey, and what the future holds.

Thanks to Julian Greenbank and Bylines Podcast for hosting.

Watch out for it dropping on the 25th of September!

YouTube video by West England Bylines Union Flags in Bedminster Taken Down by Mystery Group

Jules Greenbank investigates the phenomenon of Union flags in Bristol for
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For this years #tshirtday I've gone with one of my favourite albums/bands, Wide Awake by Parquet Courts

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Shropshire Council urged to list plans to avoid bankruptcy The Green Party leader has called on Shropshire Council to provide workable strategies to avoid a section 114 notice for bankruptcy

The Green Party leader has called on Shropshire Council to provide workable strategies to avoid a section 114 notice for bankruptcy
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What’s in a flag? EU flags lit up the Proms as far-right riots marred Westminster – two visions of Britain, one of unity, the other of hate

What’s in a flag?

EU flags lit up the Proms as far-right riots marred Westminster – two visions of Britain, one of unity, the other of hate

By Sue Wilson MBE

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

To which end, I highly commend the moral clarity of this excellent article by @rfhaviland.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.co.uk bylines.scot/politics/sta...

Pride or prejudice? With the resurgence of flag bearing in England, the true meaning of patriotism needs to be reexamined

"the room was nonetheless filled with Irish tricolour flags... Seeing his young son’s eyes gleaming at the sight of the flags, Hume’s father looked at him and said simply, “don’t get involved with that, son”. When the young John Hume asked him why, his father replied simply: “You can’t eat a flag”

Fear for my life: an asylum seeker speaks We hear the voice of an asylum seeker escaping from danger, his views on the current protests and his gratitude for shelter in the UK

Fear for my life: an asylum seeker speaks

We hear the voice of an asylum seeker escaping from danger, his views on the current protests and his gratitude for shelter in the UK | Simon Ferrigno
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We have our fingers in many pies across the land including West England Bylines (Oxford). There is so much history I am sure you can hook us up with.

Check out our map and you can put local people in contact if you wish
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Oh that would be superb.

One really great writer we would like to highlight is John Heywood who loves this kind of thing.

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Would anyone, including people from @thevicsoc.bsky.social want to write on this and why we need to save such buildings as part of our history.

If so please contact editor@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

Stockton: model railway club rises again after ‘rough ride’ A model railway club is rising “like a phoenix from the ashes” after a torrid year where it lost its home and half its members

Stockton: model railway club rises again after ‘rough ride’
A model railway club is rising “like a phoenix from the ashes” after a torrid year where it lost its home and half its members

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Labour delivers! After only thirteen months in power, the papers have written off the Labour Government, but why is that and is it fair?

After only thirteen months in power, the papers have written off the Labour Government, but why is that and is it fair? | Cliff Mitchell

Sex Pistols ignite the Royal Albert Hall Teenage Trust presents the Sex Pistols - as Prince Albert turns in his grave

Massive congratulations to the winner of the undergraduate Bylines Network Student Journalism award, Rudi Banfield, for his article on the Sex Pistols concert at the Albert Hall - and just to remind you of his vivid portrayal of life in the mosh pit, here it is:

It's brilliant isn't it ,😂

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Flags and crosses: patriotism or racism? Flags and graffiti on roundabouts and now even churches have made one West Midlands resident angry; when will it all cease?

Flags and crosses: patriotism or racism?

Flags and graffiti on roundabouts and now even churches have made one West Midlands resident angry; when will it all cease? | Mark Cunliffe
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