@adambarnett13
Journalist. written for Guardian & Private Eye. DeSmog News Reporter. Columnist.
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No Kings! Trump's Military Parade Couldn't Drown Out America's Tradition of Protest (Byline Times
No Kings! Trump's Military Parade Couldn't Drown Out America's Tradition of Protest (Byline Times
Liz Truss, Far-Right Ancient Mariner (The Definite Article)
Liz Truss, Far-Right Ancient Mariner (The Definite Article)
The New Yorker: Animal, Mineral or Vegetable? (The Definite Article)
The New Yorker: Animal, Mineral or Vegetable? (The Definite Article)
How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform (Big Issue)
How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform (Big Issue)
The local elections suggest there’s a turquoise wave heading for the UK, and Adam Barnett is choosing to welcome Reform with open arms.
Kemi Badenoch's net-zero denial is a dangerous gamble (The Lead)
Kemi Badenoch's net-zero denial is a dangerous gamble (The Lead)
It seems the existence and quality of the government’s net zero plans are dependent on whether Badenoch is Tory leader, writes DeSmog's Adam Barnett
We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine (Big Issue)
We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine (Big Issue)
How farmers' protests are being hijacked by right-wing chancers (Big Issue)
How farmers' protests are being hijacked by right-wing chancers (Big Issue)
The Trumpian Power Worship at the Heart of Jordan Peterson’s ‘We Who Wrestle With God’ (Byline Times)
The Trumpian Power Worship at the Heart of Jordan Peterson’s ‘We Who Wrestle With God’ (Byline Times)
Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics (Big Issue)
Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics (Big Issue)
Why is everyone pretending that Donald Trump's election in anything other than a disaster? And why do Conservatives look so happy?
‘Bernard Henri Lévy’s ‘Israel Alone’ is Nationalism Dressed in Humanist Clothes’ (Byline Times)
‘Bernard Henri Lévy’s ‘Israel Alone’ is Nationalism Dressed in Humanist Clothes’ (Byline Times)
The French intellectual’s book on October 7 and the Gaza war reveals the failure of some of Israel’s defenders to see Palestinian suffering
Keir Starmer's first 100 days sees the UK in Bizarro World (Big Issue)
Keir Starmer's first 100 days sees the UK in Bizarro World (Big Issue)
'Anti-woke' Tory leadership hopefuls in denial about why they lost (Big Issue)
'Anti-woke' Tory leadership hopefuls in denial about why they lost (Big Issue)
Riot Act: Unpicking Matthew Goodwin’s Arguments in Defence of ‘White Anger’ (Byline Times)
Riot Act: Unpicking Matthew Goodwin’s Arguments in Defence of ‘White Anger’ (Byline Times)
What happens if the Tories win? (Big Issue)
What happens if the Tories win? (Big Issue)
What happens if the Tories win? Journalist Adam Barnett explores what five more blue years looks like in the event the pollsters are wrong.
Nigel Farage is poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? (Big Issue)
Nigel Farage is poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? (Big Issue)
Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But why? (Big Issue)
Tories seem to think pandering to the extreme right is a vote-winner. But why? (Big Issue)
'Liz Truss' Left-Baiting, Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories are No Joke' (Byline Supplement)
'Liz Truss' Left-Baiting, Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories are No Joke' (Byline Supplement)
George Galloway's win has opened the door for every anti-establishment chancer (Big Issue)
George Galloway's win has opened the door for every anti-establishment chancer (Big Issue)
George Galloway has been sworn in as MP for Rochdale after his landslide win – to the bewilderment of his Westminster colleagues.
'Fighting the Enlightenment?': What Do Danny Kruger's New Conservatives Really Want? (Byline Times)
'Fighting the Enlightenment?': What Do Danny Kruger's New Conservatives Really Want? (Byline Times)
Among all the new forms of Conservatism springing up in the run up to the next election, Kruger's New Conservatives appear to be the most religious in their "holy war against the Left"
Is the Media Helping Richard Tice Sanitise Far-Right Responses to Immigration? (Byline Times)
Is the Media Helping Richard Tice Sanitise Far-Right Responses to Immigration? (Byline Times)
Douglas Murray's Israel-Gaza Coverage is Vanity at a Bonfire (Definite Article)
Douglas Murray's Israel-Gaza Coverage is Vanity at a Bonfire (Definite Article)
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