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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe can still force a U-turn on the UK’s anti-democratic Elections BillJohnson’s government is rewriting the rules to make sure there can only be one winner – and we can’t let that happen
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPPE from VIP companies three times more likely to be unfit for purposeNearly 60% of the PPE procured from firms linked to the UK government was unusable – sparking fresh questions about...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMPs who lobbied for controversial ‘green’ petrol were funded by fuel industryGovernment introduced 'E10' petrol after parliamentary group produced glowing report – despite warnings about its...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationAll-Party Parliamentary Groups: search the dataExplore Westminster's unregulated network of special interest groups – and who is funding them
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionChris Bryant: MPs should run a mile from groups controlled by lobbyists'Every lobbying company sees an All-Party Parliamentary Group as an ideal way of making a quick buck,' writes the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationWeapons makers and private firms donate £13m to get exclusive access to MPsRevealed: Unregulated MPs’ groups took more than half their funding from private sector – including health and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsRevealed: Boris Johnson accused of promoting ‘net zero sceptics’ in reshuffleSeveral top UK government posts have been handed to MPs ‘who haven’t clocked seriousness of climate crisis’
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsSex abuse victims being silenced in the UK by Epstein-style gagging ordersIn light of Prince Andrew’s settlement with Virginia Giuffre, we are republishing the following story
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsExclusive: Consultancies win £700m in UK government’s COVID spending spreeBoris Johnson’s government condemned over ‘jaw-dropping’ cost of consultants, as new COVID contracts are made public
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionCressida Dick isn’t the problem. The police are the problemIt is a mistake to think that new leadership will make any substantial difference in the basic nature and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI covered Stephen Port’s murders. I know Cressida Dick’s departure isn’t enoughAs a gay journalist, I connected the dots on the killings – and was intimidated by police for doing my job
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationFamilies’ plea over ‘barbaric’ indefinite prison sentences for minor crimesExclusive: Thousands left in English and Welsh prisons without release dates, despite controversial indefinite...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsExclusive: Hundreds of UK police kept jobs after sickening social media abusesSharing porn and a ‘sexualised’ conversation with a teenager among reasons why cops have been disciplined or...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsLondon is a ‘magnet for dirty money’, says UK government’s anti-corruption tsarThe Conservative MP writes today on openDemocracy that urgent action is needed to stop ‘growing’ levels of fraud
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionCorruption has become more sophisticated – our laws need to catch upDelay to Economic Crime Bill should concern anyone who cares about stopping kleptocrats, oligarchs and organised...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson defends £275-a-year ‘pay cut’ for nursesNational Insurance hike will make health and social care workers personally fund their own services to the tune of £390m
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsHow Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new Brexit post could make him richerThe new minister for Brexit opportunities is thought to have a 12% stake in an $8bn investment fund that specialises...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisUK Nationality and Borders Bill will slash support for modern slavery victimsPart 5 of the bill will make it even harder for survivors to get help. Peers and MPs must take the chance to rip it up
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsExclusive: Health and social care levy will cost NHS and care workers £390mopenDemocracy analysis finds National Insurance hike will force health and care staff in England to pay millions for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsRevealed: Tory MP was ‘fed’ propaganda by Azerbaijani embassy for parliamentary debatesBob Blackman boasted: ‘On a regular basis I put down positions on behalf of our good friends in Azerbaijan’