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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsJeffrey Donaldson’s peace ‘institute’ changes name after authorities step inExclusive: New DUP leader’s company, which has received Foreign Office funding, rebranded after questions over right...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionOn the Twelfth, Northern Ireland returns to its past. But its future looks differentThough bonfires, burning effigies and cries of ‘No surrender’ suggest the 17th century, Northern Ireland is...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTories have accepted £2.6m from ‘shadowy’ donors since Boris Johnson became PMExclusive: Secretive groups that can keep donors anonymous have given £800,000 to ‘Red Wall’ Tory MPs since 2019
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUrgent changes needed to tackle dirty money in British politics, says new reportSecretive groups can be used as ‘route for foreign money to influence UK elections’, parliamentary committee warns
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News‘No record’ of Matt Hancock meeting Tory donor who owns stake in £346m COVID contractExclusive: UK government accused of ‘very serious’ transparency failure over meeting with private health firm...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe British state still wants to stop Bloody Sunday soldiers taking the standThe people of Derry know the truth. The question is, will it be spoken? The Soldier F verdict implies not
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisBatley and Spen shows that Johnson is mortalDirty tricks and George Galloway made headlines, but the core story is that Johnson’s march is slowing
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionChannel 4: Is there value in privatisation?An industry veteran explains why fears for the broadcaster may be misplaced
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionGoodbye, Source: Providing independent journalism in a turbulent yearScottish political commentary platform Source was launched amid the chaos of March 2020. As it winds down, its...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionGrim fall in life expectancy exposes UK government’s ‘levelling up’ liesNew report reveals stark drop in life expectancy in some of England's poorest areas. So why isn’t the government...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsLabour demands investigation into Michael Gove over ‘unlawful’ COVID contractThe Cabinet Office minister has been accused of ‘habitual dishonesty', after openDemocracy exposed £560,000 given to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionHancock is gone, but the rot at the heart of UK government is only getting worseDon’t be fooled, Boris Johnson’s administration is still without transparency or scruples
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionNo matter how far HMS Queen Elizabeth sails, it won’t make Britain great againNaval posturing in the Indo-Pacific is the image of futility as the world’s most deadly security threats rage on
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsAt least 16 Tory allies given paid ‘independent’ roles in governmentExclusive: Non-executive directors like Gina Coladangelo are meant to ‘challenge’ ministers like Matt Hancock, but...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsLabour calls on government to come clean in secrecy row over £800m research agencyExclusive: UK government accused of ‘blanket secrecy’ and ‘ducking oversight’ over decision to exempt Dominic...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBrexit: Let’s reform the immigration system, not regret lost privilegesFive years on from the Brexit vote, we must fight for the rights of all migrants in the UK – not for EU ‘exceptionalism’
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionImagine! Hancock’s GP data grab is not about saving livesThe health secretary says his plans will put us in control of our health data and suggests no one but our clinicians...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisJoe Biden is fixing social care whilst Boris Johnson won’t even talk about itInvestment in social infrastructure makes sound economic sense – but Downing Street would rather leave women to pick...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisVoter suppression Lib Dem style in the Chesham and Amersham by-electionTactical voting played its part in the victory too – but can the Lib Dems rely on these tricks in future?
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson accused of attack on democracy over plan to ‘neuter’ watchdogExclusive: Proposed hike in power for Tory MPs and ban on UK commission prosecuting election fraud is ‘a real...