Adam Ramsay

Adam Ramsay is a former editor, UK editor, and special correspondent of openDemocracy. He now writes the Abolish Westminster newsletter, and his book of the same name will be published by Faber on 5 November.

Today in Scotland the UK’s fractures are widening

Shetland elects. Ruth Davison resigns. And Scottish law is deployed to defuse the prorogation bomb set ticking in the holiest shrine of the union.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 29 Aug 2019

Today in Scotland the UK’s fractures are widening

Britain after Brexit: welcome to the vulture restaurant

US business will asset-strip the UK, but that’s not all: the Pentagon will find the little-known fragments of the British empire very useful.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 6 Aug 2019

Britain after Brexit: welcome to the vulture restaurant

MP demands investigation into Farage’s US, dark money pro-Brexit campaign group

Stark warning of US-style Super PACs arriving in UK as Brexit Party leader launches dark-money-funded campaign group in New York.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 30 Jul 2019

MP demands investigation into Farage’s US, dark money pro-Brexit campaign group

Welcome to Boris Johnson’s government of all the lobbyists

The prime minister’s new team has strong links to leading corporate lobbyists – they are representing the ultra-rich who want to shape Brexit.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 27 Jul 2019

Welcome to Boris Johnson’s government of all the lobbyists

Think tank won’t reveal who paid for report calling Extinction Rebellion ‘extremists’

Police officer previously linked to Stephen Lawrence spying controversy accuses non-violent environmental group of wanting to “break up democracy”.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 18 Jul 2019

Think tank won’t reveal who paid for report calling Extinction Rebellion ‘extremists’

A year ago today, Vote Leave was found to have broken the law. Next week, its leader will become prime minister

Sign our petition to give the Electoral Commission real sanctions against those who break the laws of our democracy

By Adam Ramsay

/ 17 Jul 2019

A year ago today, Vote Leave was found to have broken the law. Next week, its leader will become prime minister

Britain's press is serving Boris Johnson, not us

Our press has gone full Pravda about Johnson’s row with his partner. Welcome to anti-journalism: using the tools of news reporting to protect the powerful

By Adam Ramsay

/ 25 Jun 2019

Britain's press is serving Boris Johnson, not us

Why is Johnson’s campaign manager’s firm bragging about links to British politicians?

Lynton Crosby is running Boris Johnson's campaign for Tory leader... meanwhile, his American lobbying firm is advertising its ability to shape Brexit for US businesses.

By Adam Ramsay and Tamasin Cave

/ 21 Jun 2019

Why is Johnson’s campaign manager’s firm bragging about links to British politicians?

How we beat Boris

When Boris Johnson announced he was standing as Edinburgh University rector in 2006, the media declared he was a shoo-in. But voters weren't so sure.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 19 Jun 2019

Triple threat to transparency: a Brexit Story

Any discussion of propaganda and the 2016 European referendum starts with years of Euromythology and migrant-bashing.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 28 May 2019

Triple threat to transparency: a Brexit Story

This election has shown how first past the post poisons British politics

Despite Euro elections using proportional representation, debate has been dominated by questionable ideas about tactical voting imported from Britain's broken electoral system.

By Adam Ramsay

/ 23 May 2019

This election has shown how first past the post poisons British politics

Prosecco firm slammed for sponsoring summit of ‘racists, bigots and ultra nationalists’

British restaurant critic and LGBT rights campaigners call for boycott over support for recent gathering of US, Russian and European politicians and activists in Verona.

By Adam Ramsay, Alexander Nabert, Belen Lobos, Claudia Torrisi and Claire Provost

/ 22 May 2019

Prosecco firm slammed for sponsoring summit of ‘racists, bigots and ultra nationalists’