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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoris Johnson’s government failing to protect UK from Russia’s 'active threat'The government’s defence review, published this week, is a reminder of its shocking inaction to protect UK democracy...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThere are no winners of the UK government’s cuts to international aidThose in the Global South will suffer – and UK taxpayers will have to deal with the consequences in years to come
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Black, grey, blue, green: how serious can Boris Johnson be?A serious UK government, willing to put enough funding mechanisms in place, does have the agencies available to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK academics unite to urge Dominic Raab to reverse ‘unprecedented’ aid cutExclusive: Thousands of academics have signed an open letter calling on the UK government to reverse decision to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: FeatureFrom a bombed-out Damascus suburb to the British seasideThe UK government says it wants to welcome refugees via official resettlement schemes. How well does this work in practice?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionInternational aid is the latest victim of Boris Johnson’s culture warsThe prime minister is a political parasite, feeding on distrust in dying institutions. He must be stopped before...
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Published in: openJustice: InvestigationWomen disproportionately affected by soaring Mental Health Act detentionsThe number of women being detained under Section 2 rose by more than 25% in some areas of England, according to...
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisAs COP26 nears, why is the UK giving a tax break to fossil fuel companies?The new ‘super deduction’ incentivises further extraction at a time when we should be pivoting away from fossil fuels
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK government plans 80% cuts to ‘world-leading’ anti-corruption workExclusive: Government accused of ‘turning its back on the world’, as leaks suggest cuts to anti-corruption, human...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe government must not give police more power over protestersAnd we need real change to how London is policed
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUnited Nations hits out at UK government global research cutExclusive: ‘Incredibly short-sighted’ budget cuts draw international disapproval and threaten global health research
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWho's surprised that the suspected killer of Sarah Everard is a policeman?The Met is a violent institution, so it’s no surprise that a policeman is being questioned about Everard’s murder....
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionSarah Everard's disappearance is a time to talk about male behaviour, not women’sIn a new poll, 97% of young women reported having been sexually harassed. Why are men unaware of the extent to which...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPissing in Thatcher’s coffee is not enough'It's a Sin' is a joyous tribute to 1980s queer protests – but it breezes over how the era made protest harder for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsSenior Tory says UK government avoiding foreign aid vote because it'd loseFormer Hong Kong governor Chris Patten attacks international aid cuts and accuses Johnson of power-grab after...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLabour must learn to adapt to a world of Tory state activismThe dividing line is no longer austerity versus anti-austerity, but a struggle over who should benefit from the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK government faces calls in Parliament for inquiry into third-party campaignsLabour MP John McDonnell calls on Electoral Commission to launch ‘serious and in-depth inquiry’ after openDemocracy...
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Published in: digitaLiberties: OpinionFive reasons to worry about ‘spy tech’ firm Palantir handling your NHS dataSince the British government won't tell us, we can only guess what they’re up to…
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisRishi Sunak said he’d protect the vulnerable. So why is he making them pay?The chancellor is fuelling a two-tier recovery, where the winners from the pandemic prosper at the expense of everyone else
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Published in: openJustice: InvestigationBenefits payments withheld from the chronically ill in COVID-19 government failure
The cancellation of face-to-face assessments meant claimants didn’t receive money they were entitled to – leaving...
