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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI missed my grandma’s last Christmas as Downing Street partiedIt’s one rule for the British government and another for everybody else: a lockdown for us, a party for them
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsTory minister says transparency laws are ‘malign’Lord Callanan accused the public of having ‘forms set up on their word processors’ to submit FOI requests ‘with gay abandon’
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsGo private for the treatment you need, NHS tells patientsPatients are being refused treatment, discharged too early and pushed towards private referrals, openDemocracy’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPriti Patel’s new bill won’t fix ‘toxic’ UK asylum system, says inspectorHome Office slammed for abusive culture and poor decision-making as staff claim they are told to ‘focus on numbers,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs mock UK government for claiming it was transparent on COVID contractsMPs said the Department of Health’s boast that it has ‘gone above and beyond’ to be open about pandemic spending is ‘risible’
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe UK government’s plan to reform data-protection laws are terrifyingEverything that Cambridge Analytica did would probably be legal under these new plans
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionBoris Johnson’s plans won’t stop government sleazeBanning MPs from working as political consultants fails to answer the question at the heart of the scandal: is being...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP facing lobbying probe helped firm win 'VIP lane' PPE dealLeak reveals ministers and MPs, including former health minister Steve Brine, referred private firms to ‘VIP’ list...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsThree-quarters of UK public worried more NHS privatisation will damage careExclusive: Both Tory and Labour voters are worried about the impact of more NHS privatisation, poll commissioned by...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsMP with stake in giant health insurer lobbied for ‘Australian-style’ care insuranceExclusive: Tory MP Marcus Fysh ‘wrong’ not to mention interest in insurance firm when proposing insurance-friendly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsOwen Paterson asked third firm for a job ‘weeks after leaving government’Exclusive: Disgraced former Tory MP phoned businessman he’d met through his ministerial brief to ask for work...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBritish politics is an oligarchs’ cocktail party. Tory ministers are the waitersThe recent onslaught of government sleaze shows once again why the UK has been called ‘the most corrupt country in the world’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealing Johnson’s talks with BP not ‘in public interest’, UK government saysExclusive: Details of secretive meeting between the PM and the oil giant among crucial climate documents the Cabinet...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs inundated with complaints from voters over Tory sleaze scandalSome Tory MPs hit back at voters over ‘destruction’ of Owen Paterson, while others admit being ‘deeply unhappy’...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsGeoffrey Cox made £800,000 at law firm that helps rich companies sue poor statesExclusive: Under-fire Tory MP’s second job is at London-based law firm Withers, which boasts of work representing...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP Geoffrey Cox has undeclared stake in ‘tax avoidance’ schemeExclusive: Former attorney general, who earns hundreds of thousands of pounds from a second job, is part of a scheme...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMet Police silent despite calls to investigate Tory ‘cash for peers’ scandalOpposition MPs demand police inquiry after openDemocracy revealed Conservative treasurers who donate £3m seem almost...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMPs net £6m from second jobs since pandemic beganExclusive: Opposition MPs call for ban on ‘moonlighting’ as it’s revealed an ex-PM and a cabinet minister are among...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionI told the UK Parliament how to fix corruption… nobody listenedThe Owen Paterson scandal doesn’t surprise me; MPs shouldn’t be trusted. That’s why Westminster is plagued with scandals
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsQuarter of MPs calling to replace sleaze watchdog have been punished by itLabour accused Tories of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as vote to create new committee to review misconduct rules passes in...
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