Ramzy Alwakeel is head of news at openDemocracy. He previously worked at HuffPost UK and edited the Islington Gazette and Hackney Gazette, and is the author of two books about pop music through Repeater.
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: Government knew it had prioritised NHS ‘to detriment of care homes’Explosive admission made in top secret Covid ‘lessons learned’ review obtained by openDemocracy after two-year battle
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Published in: Home: NewsopenDemocracy hires Covid inquiry reporters after crowdfunder successOur readers have paid for three journalists to report on the historic UK Covid inquiry, which begins next week
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Published in: Home: OpinionHancock WhatsApp leak is karma for government’s failures on transparencyOPINION: Former health secretary refused to hand over official diaries, then wrote his own version of history instead
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Published in: Home: OpinionWe’re fundraising for a reporter to cover the Covid inquiry – all of itWe want to report on every day of the Covid-19 inquiry. Will you help us keep holding the government accountable?
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Published in: 50.50: NewsTory leadership candidates are weaponising trans rights – againRishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Suella Braverman have already signalled their intention to oppose trans equality
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Published in: Home: NewsTories impose ‘tax on democracy’ with fee to cover party conferenceConservatives’ £125 charge to attend 2022 conference comes after series of assaults on press freedom by government