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Published in: Shine A Light: InvestigationNew evidence, fresh questions about death of young Black Londoner Rashan Charles
Police claimed the man who helped an officer restrain and handcuff Rashan Charles was “a member of the public” with...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsPioneering FOI peer calls for investigation into ‘Orwellian’ Cabinet Office unit
Lord Clark calls for inquiry in wake of openDemocracy’s revelations about the secretive unit ‘blacklisting’...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionI sent FOIs to UK government departments – then they shared my personal data
openDemocracy reporter Jenna Corderoy on her personal experiences of trying to prise information from an...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationUK government running ‘Orwellian’ unit to block release of ‘sensitive’ information
Exclusive: Secretive Cabinet Office 'Clearing House' for Freedom of Information requests also accused of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Australia confronts its war crimes in Afghanistan: Britain should do the same
The UK’s Overseas Operations Bill is a symbol of a Trumpian world that is coming to an end.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionScottish Labour must return to its radical roots
Labour is becalmed ahead of Scotland’s election. For the party to surge, it needs to ride the current of...
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Published in: ourEconomy: Investigation'The worst mistake of my life': how COVID-19 trapped Europe’s asylum seekers in lockdown limbo
On the Greek island of Samos, asylum seekers face desperate conditions – with little hope for the future.
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionWhat can multiculturalism offer in the fight against racism in Britain?
Claims about the failure of multiculturalism are persistent yet, they are also consistently inaccurate.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationConservative Party ‘racially profiled’ 10 million voters
Tories bought tools to work out voters’ race and religion before 2019 election.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWar isn’t the biggest threat to the UK’s security – but is getting the money
The UK is going to spend billions more on its military while cutting foreign aid and failing to tackle either...
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Published in: openJusticeLess time in school, more time in prison: children during Coronavirus
On this year's International Children’s Day, the government are sidelining children’s rights.
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Published in: ourNHS: InvestigationRevealed: Boris Johnson’s controversial policy chief leading secretive NHS task force
Munira Mirza heading up group meeting ‘daily or weekly’ to plan ‘radical NHS shakeup’.
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Published in: Shine A Light: InvestigationThe slow pace of urgent change to prevent deaths in police custody
Three years ago a review of police custody deaths in England and Wales raised hopes of change that might save lives....
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Published in: ourEconomyZimbabwe's odious debts
At a time when the country is grappling with COVID-19 and acute droughts, can debt cancellation save its economy?
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Published in: Home: OpinionPesticide companies are climate-washing their brands
Agribusiness is trying to spin itself some eco-credentials, to stop governments from regulating it.
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Published in: HomePolitically connected firms were given 'high priority' for government COVID contracts, official report finds
Damning Whitehall spending watchdog report 'will do little to quell concerns about cronyism in UK government procurement'.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionScottish devolution is a disaster… if you’re Boris Johnson
The contrast between Sturgeon and Johnson’s COVID response is awakening a new political imagination.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionA period of hope for Latin America begins with Biden & Harris
For the U.S., the Latin American agenda is not a priority. Still, Biden’s arrival at the White House signifies a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWill Johnson rein in the racism now Trump has lost?
Boris Johnson brought Trumpism to Britain. Will he change his act?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationDeloitte’s COVID ‘bonanza’: this is how much the British public has paid so far
The government has given the giant firm £40m to oversee 'failing' Test and Trace – with no sign of any contract. So...