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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat are Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats so desperate to hide?I’ve had some bizarre lawyers’ letters in my time. But this one involved a forgery by the Lib Dem press office. Why?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy this election is suffering from amnesia about austerityThe Tory narrative about its economic record defies reality.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationLib Dems accused of "imitating local newspaper" in UK’s closest marginalThe Liberal Democrats have been criticised for dressing up their campaign literature as trusted local newspapers in...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationOnline falsehoods and dark money targeting Bristol votersIn the key marginal of Filton and Bradley Stoke, voters' Facebook feeds are being filled with lies... but is it...
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow to force the Tories’ hand on climate actionMost opposition parties recognise how serious climate breakdown is. The Tories’ record shows they don’t. The others...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionThe Tories aren’t the party of business – just the London financial eliteThe Conservative Party used to look after big, nationwide businesses. Now it serves a finance industry based in a...
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Published in: TransformationThis election, let’s bring peace homeAs the UK General Election gets down and dirty, we all need to get serious about civil peace.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Former Vote Leave data chief accused of pro-Tory 'disinformation'Thomas Borwick, former Cambridge Analytica consultant, boasted he could use proxy groups on Facebook to 'split...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: The elite dining club behind £130m+ donations to the ToriesPrivate dinners, access to ministers, honours – openDemocracy lifts the lid on the exclusive group bankrolling the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionShould Twitter, Google and Facebook be allowed to alter the rules of campaigning overnight?Platform companies are acting under pressure to tackle political advertising – but their actions may have...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionCare homes need the industry leaks to be plugged, not just more moneyPrivate care home giants currently funnel large sums away from front line care and towards profits, directors fees,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy I can’t wait to cast my first ever vote – and how to help others do the sameYoung people who've grown up in an age of austerity need something to hope for. A first time voter explains why...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationViolence-glorifying page runs under-the-radar anti-Corbyn Facebook adFacebook ad library has no record of anti-Corbyn ad paid for by a page that declares itself ‘comfortable with...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationLiberal Democrats lagging far behind other parties in digital campaigningDespite outspending opposition, Swinson’s party has been mocked for ‘nonsense’ Facebook adverts.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionRentier Capitalism is breeding neo-fascismFaced with a crisis of awesome proportions, we must develop a strategy for re-embedding the economy in society.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHelp us keep this election honestWe at openDemocracy need your help to monitor the general election campaign in key constituencies.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe anti-Labour plot to polarise Hindus over KashmirA campaign for the hearts and minds of British Hindus is pushing them to the Tories – and it’s dividing British...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationNumber 10 abused its power by demanding cover-up of donors and friends of Boris in report on Russian influenceSources close to the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee say that only a threat to national security...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Tories are exploiting Jewish fears over antisemitism“To get away with dog-whistle antisemitism and at the same time in the chase for votes shamelessly exploit Jewish...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill person-to-person politics put wind in Corbyn’s sails?Social media and public meetings are filling in what the mainstream ignores, to Labour’s advantage, while an...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
