James Cusick is editor of openMedia at openDemocracy and a former political correspondent at The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. As an experienced member of the lobby, he has previously worked at The Sunday Times and the BBC.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionFarewell George Osborne – no loss to journalism at allHis legacy as editor of London’s Evening Standard? Nothing but the ‘For Sale’ sign he put across his newspaper
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Published in: HomeDowning Street has banned me from asking questions. Why?I’ve been a lobby journalist for decades – but now I've been shut out by No. 10. What are Boris Johnson and Dominic...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationUK government preparing to fight costly negligence claims over NHS staff deathsRevealed: Hancock’s £60,000 scheme for bereaved families will accept ‘no liability’ for deaths – as lawyers warn...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationRevealed: Warnings of UK’s ‘inferior’ COVID-19 tests made two months agoMatt Hancock under pressure to explain why the UK is still using tests that may ‘propagate’ the epidemic.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationExclusive: NHS using ‘flawed’ COVID-19 test – missing 25% of positivesHancock under pressure to resign as leaked documents show NHS is using knowingly flawed tests for coronavirus
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationExclusive: Controversy over key coronavirus role for Boris ‘cycling pal’ Andrew GilliganMinisters claim COVID-19 response is led by science and experts – so why is Gilligan calling up labs to negotiate...