Expose the dark money driving a hard Brexit
openDemocracy has worked tirelessly for two years exposing the dark money that funded the Leave campaign – from the murky finances of Arron Banks to the law-breaking antics of Boris Johnson and Michael Gove's Vote Leave campaign.
We have many more leads to chase down – but our time and resources are running out. We urgently need to raise £100,000 so we can keep doing this important work.
As the deadline for Brexit speeds towards us, it's urgently important that citizens across the UK know who bankrolls our politicians, and who is really behind the powerful hard-Brexit lobby.
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Expose the dark money driving a hard Brexit
openDemocracy has worked tirelessly for two years exposing the dark money that funded the Leave campaign – from the murky finances of Arron Banks to the law-breaking antics of Boris Johnson and Michael Gove's Vote Leave campaign.
We have many more leads to chase down – but our time and resources are running out. We urgently need to raise £100,000 so we can keep doing this important work.
As the deadline for Brexit speeds towards us, it's urgently important that citizens across the UK know who bankrolls our politicians, and who is really behind the powerful hard-Brexit lobby.
Please give what you can today – it really does make a difference.
Russian anti-fascist reveals a world of violence, humiliation and threats in pre-trial detention
In Russia, the security services have arrested 11 anarchists and anti-fascists on terrorism charges. Yuly Boyarshinov, a defendant, describes the conditions in pre-trial detention – where prisoners beat, bully and humiliate others in league with investigators.
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