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 InvestigationsMPs should reject the government’s attempt to cover up for the DUP’s Brexit dark money donationTheresa May is trying to cover-up for her scandal-prone Northern Irish allies. MPs must call her bluff.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDUP dark money cover-up: officials dismiss minister’s reassurances on Northern Ireland transparency“No one should read a great deal into what the minister was saying.”
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Published in: HomeThe secrets of 'Black Ops' advertising. Who is paying for our news?"I think the public would resent knowing they are being tricked. So best not to always tell them."
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Published in: HomeHow a GM giant ‘bought control’ of what millions of Londoners readThe Evening Standard’s lucrative deal with Swiss chemical giant Syngenta shows how commercial giants pay for news –...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsSix of Theresa May’s cabinet are paid up “members” of secret group demanding a total break from the European UnionThe head of the secretive European Research Group won’t reveal which senior ministers are members of the hardline...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsNorthern Ireland Electoral Commission in new bid to honour transparency laws from 2014The government has been accused of trying to cover up for the DUP as it reverses a law which promised transparency...