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The Upside Down – Old Nick’s Game

Byline Times is brought to you by: Co-Founders and Executive EditorsPeter Jukes and Stephen Colegrave Editor-in-ChiefHardeep Matharu Head of OperationsElla Baddeley Political and Online EditorAdam Bienkov Chief ReporterJosiah Mortimer Podcast Editor and ProducerAdrian Goldberg Editorial SupportRachael Kerr Communications and OperationsMatt Gallagher Commissioning and Editorial SupportSteve Hopkins Video and Audio ProductionSean Byrne-Roberts BYLINE TIMES PRINT & […]
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Peter Oborne’s Diary – The Sycophants

You didn’t have to be Nostradamus to know that the Trump presidency would lead to calamity. All you needed to do was read his speeches and study his record. It was all there – including the catastrophic tariffs. Yet, Britain’s most famous newspapers, along with two former prime ministers, hailed him as world saviour.
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