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).

Josh White / 04 May 2026

Britain’s New Centre-Left Journalism

The Byline Times Experience

Typical readers of Byline Times don’t just feel let down by the UK's tabloid press, but the BBC and The Guardian as well.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 20 Apr 2026

The German Invasion

Springer Swallows The Telegraph

Axel Springer's impending purchase of The Telegraph is a powerful reminder that we have entered a new global media ecology, where nationalists walk in lockstep with neoliberals and neocons.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 06 Apr 2026

National Populist Makeover

The Undead Liz Truss

The Liz Truss Show, the former prime minister’s new YouTube programme and podcast, is a window into a strange alternative reality.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 30 Mar 2026

Post-Arab Spring Media

The New Arab

When the United States and Israel attacked Iran again on 28 February, The New Arab didn’t hide behind euphemisms and platitudes.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 09 Mar 2026

The End for Starmer

Introduction, Tories Are Dead

It’s almost two years into the first Labour government elected since 2007, and we’ve witnessed an unprecedented collapse in support for the government.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 16 Feb 2026

The Death of Fleet Street

Rupert Murdoch Defeats the Press

Four decades ago, the Wapping Dispute radically transformed the British newspaper industry, greatly weakening the power of its unions.(...)

Politics

Josh White / 02 Feb 2026

Demystifying the Levant

Middle East Eye’s Alternative Journalism

The August 2025 killing of two prominent Palestinian journalists in Gaza drew international attention to the British platform they were working for, Middle East Eye.(...)