Josh White

UK Editor: Josh White is a journalist based in London. Over the last decade, he has covered UK and EU affairs for The Battleground, Byline Times, CounterPunch, Novara Media, and Souciant. White curated The Battleground collection Losing Europe: Brexit and the End of Britain (Battleground Books, 2020) and is the author of Goodbye United Kingdom (Battleground Books, 2022).

In 2025, Scottish government records show households becoming homeless every 15 minutes.

Josh White / 07 Sep 2026

Participatory Public Interest Journalism

The Ferret Rewrites the Rulebook

Scottish news site The Ferret is showing how to build an alternative platform for investigative reporting without billionaire backing and establishment patronage.(...)

Too radical for PinkNews. London Trans Pride, July 2023.

Politics

Josh White / 03 Aug 2026

Decline of the Queer Centre

The PinkNews Story

PinkNews, the self-proclaimed “world’s largest and most influential LGBTQ+ led media brand” is in trouble.(...)

a charity for the homeless and rough sleepers. London, 20 July.

Politics

Josh White / 20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham’s Make-or-Break Moment

Turn Labour Left—or Else

If Andy Burnham’s Northern populism is to succeed, he’ll need to pivot sharply from Keir Starmer’s neoliberal approach.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 13 Jul 2026

Relic of a Bygone Age

The Story of The Times

The decline of The Times feels different from that of other British newspapers.(...)

The anti-Farage: Restore Britain's Rupert Lowe.

Politics

Josh White / 29 Jun 2026

The Battle for the British Far Right

Nationalist Power Struggle Drama

Andy Burnham's return to Westminster has not only reshaped Labour's leadership but also intensified the battle for control of the far right. (...)

The only person who will miss him. Number 10, 7 June.

Politics

Josh White / 23 Jun 2026

Consigned to the Rubbish Bin

Keir Starmer’s Trajectory of Failure

Keir Starmer’s political project was destined to fail from the start. But that’s not how the mainstream pundits see it.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 15 Jun 2026

Centre-Left Disruptor

Zeteo Shakes Up British Media

Mehdi Hasan has made waves across the Atlantic by announcing plans to launch Zeteo UK in September.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 01 Jun 2026

Brexit at Ten

The State of UK Media

Although Brexit failed to achieve the stated goals of its supporters, the referendum dramatically transformed both the UK's political landscape and the media that cover it.(...)