Westminster / Dark Arts Dispatch: Westminster is a ‘safe space’ for lobbyists Plus, how Peter Mandelson might find common ground with Trump in rumoured new role as UK ambassador to Washington By The Dark Arts and Ethan Shone / 10 Dec 2024
Analysis / The BlackRock letters: inside Labour’s ‘close partnership’ Jonathan Reynolds told the investment bank that he looked forward to working together to “change the face of our UK” By Ethan Shone / 22 Nov 2024
Analysis / Dark Arts Dispatch: Westminster’s revolving door just keeps spinning Failed MPs and outgoing spads turn to lobbying, plus the new shadow science minister’s link to arms firms and tech giants By Ethan Shone / 21 Nov 2024
Analysis / Dark Arts Dispatch: New lobbyist in town, a wind-powered party and FOI fears A new lobby shop has close links to Starmer and his top team, while another firm is wooing junior journalists By Ethan Shone / 8 Nov 2024
Analysis / Dark Arts Dispatch: Corporate capture, utilisation and storage Plus, a Labour donor wins big on government contracts, a would-be MP fails upwards and the smoking lobby returns By Ethan Shone / 28 Oct 2024
Greenwashing / Dark Arts Dispatch: Corporate capture, utilisation and storage Plus, a Labour donor wins big on government contracts, a would-be MP fails upwards and the smoking lobby returns By The Dark Arts and Ethan Shone / 28 Oct 2024
Analysis / Dark Arts Dispatch: Rogue investors, lobbyist cricket and visitors at No 10 Firms fined for breaching environmental, labour and consumer protection rules are stars of Labour’s investment summit By Ethan Shone / 17 Oct 2024
Media / Dark Arts Dispatch: Rogue investors, lobbyist cricket and visitors at No 10 Firms fined for breaching environmental, labour and consumer protection rules are stars of Labour’s investment summit By The Dark Arts and Ethan Shone / 17 Oct 2024
Investigation / Revealed: No 10 adviser involved in AI policy has financial interests in AI Varun Chandra left an MI6-linked consultancy to join Starmer’s government, but he still has a stake in its AI-backing investment fund By Ethan Shone / 12 Oct 2024
Keir Starmer / Revealed: No 10 advisor involved in AI policy has financial interests in AI Varun Chandra left an MI6-linked consultancy to join Starmer’s government, but he still has a stake in its AI-backing investment fund By The Dark Arts and Ethan Shone / 12 Oct 2024
News / Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election By Ethan Shone / 18 Sep 2024
Keir Starmer / Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election By The Dark Arts and Ethan Shone / 18 Sep 2024