Facebook has new transparency rules on political ads. But in the last week pro-Brexit groups have spent tens of thousands pushing ‘no deal’ – without having to explain who pays for them.
The PM alone made the decision to leave the EU on the basis
of the referendum result: Article 50 was invoked before setting out what type
of Brexit the country would pursue.
Previously unknown recording reveals extraordinary ‘black ops’ on three continents – exploiting weaknesses in democracies left wide open by governments and Silicon Valley.
National dialogues operate outside the permanent
institutions of government; moving beyond the Westminster bubble to listen to
the communities who feel disconnected from government.
Next week parliament starts scrutinising draft legislation, but environmental campaigners are sceptical about the government’s “loopholes and vague aspirations”.
A menos de 70 días de que se cumpla el plazo para el Brexit, la incertidumbre crece en medio de especulaciones y apuestas sobre el futuro de los británicos en Europa y el mundo.
As we look for ways through the current Brexit impasse, it’s crucial to understand both the key role played by Labour Eurosceptics in swinging the vote – and that movement’s long history.
MPs call on Richard Cook to “emerge from the shadows” after we uncover his trail of illegal waste, unpaid bills and court documents stretching from India to California.
The UK defence secretary has said the army is on stand by in case of a no deal Brexit. But the armed forces have no business on the streets of Britain.
What the UK government is asking for is
not trust but blind faith – literally like turkeys knowing they will be on
the Christmas menu with some choice in the various permutations of vegetable.
Leaked emails show Leave.EU misled parliament and UK regulator about meetings with controversial Trump-linked firm – where they discussed targeting British voters. Steve Bannon was included in correspondence.
If Parliament is sovereign and wants to vote, it votes. If someone else (the government) is in a position to “give” it the right to vote, it is not sovereign.
Brexit – driven by unenlightened, defiantly anti-modern nationalism – could be the most serious constitutional crisis since Great Britain’s inception in 1707.
There is an alternative way of
"letting the people decide" on an issue where MPs seem incapable of
agreeing a coherent policy. The Greeks had a word for it: democracy.
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The DUP took £435,000 to campaign for Brexit and refuse to reveal who gave them the cash. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of pounds are funnelled to political parties through loopholes which allow donor anonymity. Who is bankrolling British politics? We want to find out the whole story.