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Adam Bychawski is a reporter at openDemocracy. He tweets @adambychawski
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsCummings lobbied for ‘friends’ to get fat contract for COVID focus groupsShadow minister says it's ‘appalling’ that the government dismissed concerns of bias raised after openDemocracy...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: FeatureFrom duck houses to nuclear weapons: what we know because of Freedom of Information lawOver the past 20 years, the ‘right to know’ legislation has helped expose many abuses of power, but now it’s under threat
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsPolitically connected firms were given 'high priority' for government COVID contracts, official report findsDamning Whitehall spending watchdog report 'will do little to quell concerns about cronyism in UK government procurement'.
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsGovernment outsourcing of COVID-19 response is “national scandal” says select committee memberLabour’s Dawn Butler says pandemic being used as a “cover” to avoid accountability, comments come in wake of latest...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations‘Magnitsky Act’ will fail while Britain remains money laundering hub, experts warnSanctions announced by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday will ‘achieve little’ if current loopholes are not closed.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNumber 10 must lift briefing ban on openDemocracy, says European press freedom watchdogGovernment accused of attempting to “isolate and punish critical coverage” by boycotting media outlets.