All hail the G110. Joining the G20, G33, G90, and the Five Interested Parties at the WTO, an ad hoc bloc of least-developed countries, Africans and big developing players including Brazil and India, came together today in Hong Kong and looks set to lock horns with the US and the EU. Could it be that, bolstered by consistent and loud protests on the streets, the entire developing world is finally standing up the the playground bullies? We shall see...
Who's getting rich from COVID-19?
Boris Johnson's government stands accused of 'COVID cronyism', after handing out staggering sums of money to controversial private firms to fight COVID-19. Often the terms of these deals are kept secret, with no value-for-money checks or penalties for repeated failures which cost lives. And many major contracts have gone directly to key Tory donors and allies – without competition.
As COVID rates across the country surge, how can we hold our leaders accountable? Meet the lawyers, journalists and politicians leading the charge in our free live discussion on Thursday 1 October at 5pm UK time.
Hear from:
Peter Geoghegan Investigations editor, openDemocracy, and author of 'Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics'
Jolyon Maugham Barrister and founder of the Good Law Project.
Layla Moran Liberal Democrat MP (TBC)
Chair: Mary Fitzgerald Editor-in-chief of openDemocracy
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