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: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Election pact between Johnson and Farage edges closerChannels opened between Downing Street and the Brexit Party. Arron Banks prepared to donate substantial funds to...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: the files that expose ERG as a militant “party within a party”Documents released following openDemocracy transparency victory reveal European Research Group’s “highly partial”...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRevealed: Boris, the Russian oligarch and the Page 3 modelExclusive: Parties at Italian villa where ‘nothing is off the menu’ raise fresh concerns about PM hopeful being a...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsDon’t ask, don’t tell: how a conspiracy of silence will corrupt Britain’s next electionBrexit chaos could trigger a general election at any moment. Whenever it happens, there will be dozens of MPs who...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsMP accuses former Tory official of being a ‘fraudster’ and ‘cowboy’ who exploited legal loophole to hide source of ‘dark money’The Scottish Tory vice chair Richard Cook, who helped channel £435,000 to the Democratic Unionist Party, was branded...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsCommons report on “fake news” says failing electoral laws are putting UK democracy at riskReport from MPs builds on openDemocracy’s work exposing unaccountable ‘dark money’ and influence on our elections