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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionDavid Frost’s bluster can’t wish away the Northern Ireland protocol
Many Brexiters confuse Article 16 of the protocol for a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Here’s why they’re wrong
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Published in: ourNHS: AnalysisWhat the Tories want to do with our health data, and why we need to stop them
Boris Johnson looks set on using our health data as a bargaining chip to keep his Brexit/US trade dream alive – but...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsRevealed: Files expose ‘culture war’ ties between anti-abortion groups and Brexit
WikiLeaks: The Intolerance Network filesLeading Conservatives, including a Tory Party donor and Vote Leave’s Matthew...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBrexit: Let’s reform the immigration system, not regret lost privileges
Five 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: Dark Money Investigations: NewsPrince Charles’ billionaire adviser stands to gain from Australia trade deal
Charles wants support for UK small farmers, but his adviser is a Tory donor in line to profit from big farms after...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisWhy the UK’s system of government is vastly superior to the European Union
British governments can survive only if they enjoy a majority in the Commons. In the EU, by contrast, executives are...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisHow all-powerful institutions keep Europe in gridlock
The European Union’s ruling bodies have always shamelessly grabbed power to themselves and away from the people –...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisHow the European Union has always preferred power grabs to democracy
A series of ‘coups’ across decades allowed European institutions to take more and more power, always undermining the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionNo-deal Brexit would be a boon for neoliberals
No deal would imperil businesses. The Conservative Party's support for it reveals where their true loyalties lie.
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Published in: ourEconomyStep aside progressive patriotism – intergalactic humanism has arrived
Nationalism will always be racist, no matter how ‘progressive’ it is. What would it mean to imagine a world beyond...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationOil firm linked to DUP dark money man collapses owing investors £4.5m
Richard Cook signed an oil deal with a Texan company run by a convicted fraudster. The Scottish company involved has...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationDark money think tank’s own advisor accuses it of ‘hiding’ behind charity law to lobby
‘Disillusioned’ Institute of Economic Affairs advisor criticises hard Brexit think tank – while new documents show...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Political racism and the making of ‘Brexitland’
Racism is the gift that keeps giving as new racialisations are superimposed on old. We need to understand the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe must defeat the US trade deal
Food standards, the price of medicine and climate action are on the slab in the biggest assault on Britain’s...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations‘A corruption of Conservatism’: how a cartel of Tory MPs broke British politics
In an extract from his book, Peter Geoghegan shows how the European Research Group became a tightly organised ‘party...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Brexit – a perspective from the Global South
“Brexit means ‘opportunity’ for many in the Global South – particularly, African polities – and I shall explain why.”
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Key Cummings and Gove ally given COVID-19 contract without open tender
Cabinet Office accused of breaching rules after handing £840,000 contract to PR firm run by co-author of the 2019...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPeter Oborne shortlisted for Orwell prize – after other papers rejected him
His forensic attacks on Brexit and Boris Johnson were turned down by bigger UK media outlets. So openDemocracy stepped up.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: DUP dark money man in ‘very unusual’ investment scandal
Richard Cook signed an oil deal with a firm run by a convicted Texan fraudster. The Scottish company involved has...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWith Brexit 'done', it's time to overhaul our tax system
Corporate tax dodging disproportionately affects women and girls. That's why we're calling for a feminist tax system, now!