UK General Election 2019

Dark Money Investigations: Investigation

Cabinet Office urged to investigate fresh Tory ‘cash for honours’ scandal

Published in: 3 December 2019 Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by: Peter Geoghegan Written by: Seth Thévoz All articles by: Seth Thévoz Written by: Jenna Corderoy All articles by: Jenna Corderoy

New openDemocracy research reveals one in five elite Tory donors have got top honours, including knighthoods and peerages – prompting accusations of "cronyism" and "secret backroom deals"

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Why are Britain’s ‘watchdogs’ protecting politicians, not us?

3 December 2019

Written by: Peter Oborne All articles by Peter Oborne

Written by: Mary Fitzgerald All articles by Mary Fitzgerald

Written by: James Cusick All articles by James Cusick

Our leaders stand accused of presiding over corruption, fraud, racism – and suppressing evidence of foreign...
Published in: openDemocracyUK
What are Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats so desperate to hide?

1 December 2019

Written by: Mary Fitzgerald All articles by Mary Fitzgerald

I’ve had some bizarre lawyers’ letters in my time. But this one involved a forgery by the Lib Dem press office. Why?
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Revealed: The elite dining club behind £130m+ donations to the Tories

22 November 2019

Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by Peter Geoghegan

Written by: Seth Thévoz All articles by Seth Thévoz

Written by: Jenna Corderoy All articles by Jenna Corderoy

Private dinners, access to ministers, honours – openDemocracy lifts the lid on the exclusive group bankrolling the...

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How to force the Tories’ hand on climate action

28 November 2019

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

Most opposition parties recognise how serious climate breakdown is. The Tories’ record shows they don’t. The others...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
Should Twitter, Google and Facebook be allowed to alter the rules of campaigning overnight?

22 November 2019

Written by: Katherine Dommett All articles by Katherine Dommett

Platform companies are acting under pressure to tackle political advertising – but their actions may have...
Published in: ourNHS: Opinion
Care homes need the industry leaks to be plugged, not just more money

22 November 2019

Written by: Vivek Kotecha All articles by Vivek Kotecha

Private care home giants currently funnel large sums away from front line care and towards profits, directors fees,...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
Why I can’t wait to cast my first ever vote – and how to help others do the same

20 November 2019

Written by: Temilola Fayokun All articles by Temilola Fayokun

Young people who've grown up in an age of austerity need something to hope for. A first time voter explains why...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
The anti-Labour plot to polarise Hindus over Kashmir

13 November 2019

Written by: Sunny Hundal All articles by Sunny Hundal

A campaign for the hearts and minds of British Hindus is pushing them to the Tories – and it’s dividing British...
Published in: Home: Opinion
Will person-to-person politics put wind in Corbyn’s sails?

8 November 2019

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

Social media and public meetings are filling in what the mainstream ignores, to Labour’s advantage, while an...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
Is the DUP about to lose Belfast?

25 November 2019

Written by: Amanda Ferguson All articles by Amanda Ferguson

The Democratic Unionists hold three of Belfast's four constituencies. Can they cling onto any of them?
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
What does the Prince Andrew scandal mean for the British monarchy?

24 November 2019

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

Written by: Suzanne Moore All articles by Suzanne Moore

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

From princes of reality TV to the #metoo era, does the Prince Andrew scandal point to a deeper crisis for the House...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
Another brick in the wall – can we save child rights from school surveillance?

22 November 2019

Written by: Jen Persson All articles by Jen Persson

30 years ago the Berlin Wall fell, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was born. But British children’s...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
The Right does solidarity whilst Labour remains stubbornly ‘anti-social’

12 November 2019

Written by: Neal Lawson All articles by Neal Lawson

Labour could this week stand aside in a Green target seat or two, as the Greens have in two key Labour targets...
Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion
Jeremy Corbyn is right: billionaires and poverty should not coexist

5 November 2019

Written by: Luke Hildyard All articles by Luke Hildyard

It's ludicrous to suggest that we need billionaires to incentivise work and wealth creation.
Published in: Transformation
This election, let’s bring peace home

26 November 2019

Written by: Michael Young All articles by Michael Young

As the UK General Election gets down and dirty, we all need to get serious about civil peace.
Published in: Can Europe Make It?
The Tories are exploiting Jewish fears over antisemitism

9 November 2019

Written by: Antony Lerman All articles by Antony Lerman

“To get away with dog-whistle antisemitism and at the same time in the chase for votes shamelessly exploit Jewish...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
Why are Britain’s ‘watchdogs’ protecting politicians, not us?

3 December 2019

Written by: Peter Oborne All articles by Peter Oborne

Written by: Mary Fitzgerald All articles by Mary Fitzgerald

Written by: James Cusick All articles by James Cusick

Our leaders stand accused of presiding over corruption, fraud, racism – and suppressing evidence of foreign...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
This Tory manifesto is chilling - liberals must vote tactically to protect democracy

5 December 2019

Written by: Guy Aitchison All articles by Guy Aitchison

The Conservative manifesto contains hints of policies that could lead to despotic power. We need need an...

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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Online falsehoods and dark money targeting Bristol voters

28 November 2019

Written by: Adam Cantwell-Corn All articles by Adam Cantwell-Corn

In the key marginal of Filton and Bradley Stoke, voters' Facebook feeds are being filled with lies... but is it...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Lib Dems accused of "imitating local newspaper" in UK’s closest marginal

29 November 2019

Written by: Billy Briggs All articles by Billy Briggs

The Liberal Democrats have been criticised for dressing up their campaign literature as trusted local newspapers in...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Revealed: Former Vote Leave data chief accused of pro-Tory 'disinformation'

25 November 2019

Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by Peter Geoghegan

Thomas Borwick, former Cambridge Analytica consultant, boasted he could use proxy groups on Facebook to 'split...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Revealed: The elite dining club behind £130m+ donations to the Tories

22 November 2019

Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by Peter Geoghegan

Written by: Seth Thévoz All articles by Seth Thévoz

Written by: Jenna Corderoy All articles by Jenna Corderoy

Private dinners, access to ministers, honours – openDemocracy lifts the lid on the exclusive group bankrolling the...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Where’s Boris?

22 November 2019

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

Tory candidates in top target seats are avoiding showing the PM’s face, openDemocracy research reveals. Why?
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
New evidence that LibDems sold voter data for £100,000 held back till after election

13 November 2019

Written by: James Cusick All articles by James Cusick

UK’s data watchdog has documents to show the Liberal Democrats had a lucrative commercial deal with the Remain...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Number 10 abused its power by demanding cover-up of donors and friends of Boris in report on Russian influence

11 November 2019

Written by: James Cusick All articles by James Cusick

Sources close to the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee say that only a threat to national security...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Investigation
Violence-glorifying page runs under-the-radar anti-Corbyn Facebook ad

16 November 2019

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

Facebook ad library has no record of anti-Corbyn ad paid for by a page that declares itself ‘comfortable with...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
Cabinet Office urged to investigate fresh Tory ‘cash for honours’ scandal

3 December 2019

Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by Peter Geoghegan

Written by: Seth Thévoz All articles by Seth Thévoz

Written by: Jenna Corderoy All articles by Jenna Corderoy

New openDemocracy research reveals one in five elite Tory donors have got top honours, including knighthoods and...
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Investigation
Liberal Democrats lagging far behind other parties in digital campaigning

15 November 2019

Written by: Adam Bychawski All articles by Adam Bychawski

Written by: Alastair Tibbitt All articles by Alastair Tibbitt

Despite outspending opposition, Swinson’s party has been mocked for ‘nonsense’ Facebook adverts.