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Letters – July 2026
Submit a letter for consideration about this month’s edition by emailing the Editors: Miss Hardeep Matharu and Mr Peter Jukes on letters@bylinetimes.com
Spotting Spoofs
When I saw the article in April’s issue which had been ostensibly written by Isabel Oakeshott (‘On the Record: My Peaceful Paradise’ by Otto English, 16 April 2026), I was impressed by Byline Times’ apparent political even-handedness. However, eight seconds later, I realised that the article was a spoof against Oakeshott, a political opponent. I am surprised that the correspondent ‘name supplied’ of the letter published in the June issue didn’t also realise that. But perhaps their letter was also a spoof?
Laurence Factor
Caring about Climate Change
There is much to agree with in Rick Wilson’s admonitions (‘There’s Still Time to Stop Your Trump’, 14 May 2026). Both Trumpism and Reform UK threaten such democratic fundamentals as the separation of powers that the centre-right should properly stand as a bulwark against the chaos threatened by the hard-right rather than attempt to ape it. The Conservatives’ failures are a result of past concessions to such well-funded pseudo-populism, notably on Brexit. And we need restrictions on political donors and to highlight corruption.