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Johnson’s UK, Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Orbán’s Hungary: peas in a state-captured pod

State capture happens when narrow interest groups take control of public policy, buying influence to rewrite the rules. There are signs it’s happening in Britain

By Liz David-Barrett

/ 5 Nov 2021

Johnson’s UK, Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Orbán’s Hungary: peas in a state-captured pod

No second jobs for MPs, declare all lobbying: how Labour can fight corruption

The people should be sovereign – but it is the power of wealth that is steering the UK’s course. A few simple but strong measures would fix that

By Jon Trickett

/ 4 Nov 2021

No second jobs for MPs, declare all lobbying: how Labour can fight corruption

I told the UK Parliament how to fix corruption… nobody listened

The Owen Paterson scandal doesn’t surprise me; MPs shouldn’t be trusted. That’s why Westminster is plagued with scandals

By Martin Williams

/ 4 Nov 2021

I told the UK Parliament how to fix corruption… nobody listened

‘The Transgender Issue’: it’s time for a reset in talking about trans rights

I’ve been a trans activist for more than 30 years. Shon Faye’s debut book makes me think we were far too polite in my day

By Christine Burns

/ 4 Nov 2021

‘The Transgender Issue’: it’s time for a reset in talking about trans rights

Quarter of MPs calling to replace sleaze watchdog have been punished by it

Labour accused Tories of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as vote to create new committee to review misconduct rules passes in Parliament

By Adam Bychawski

/ 3 Nov 2021

Quarter of MPs calling to replace sleaze watchdog have been punished by it

On transparency, like so much else, the UK government is shifting the goalposts

The government dismissed damning openDemocracy report on FOI as ‘complete nonsense’ – I wasn’t surprised, I’ve seen its efforts to act in secrecy

By Tommy Sheppard

/ 3 Nov 2021

On transparency, like so much else, the UK government is shifting the goalposts

Why, as an American transgender woman, I don’t feel it’s safe to visit the UK

The BBC prides itself on its impartiality. But its new podcast about Stonewall is another example of the UK media’s bias against trans people

By Chrissy Stroop

/ 3 Nov 2021

Why, as an American transgender woman, I don’t feel it’s safe to visit the UK

Why we founded openDemocracy 20 years ago – and why it worked

At the turn of the millennium, we needed a radical new media outlet that could keep up with a changing world. Now, the world is changing again

By Anthony Barnett

/ 2 Nov 2021

Why we founded openDemocracy 20 years ago – and why it worked

Oil industry bigwigs given platform at COP26 despite organisers’ claims

Exclusive: UK government hosts said Big Oil companies wouldn’t be welcome, but BP’s CEO is among fossil fuel lobbyists at the heart of the conference

By Adam Ramsay

/ 2 Nov 2021

Oil industry bigwigs given platform at COP26 despite organisers’ claims

COP26: ¿última oportunidad para salvar al mundo del desastre?

Al echar la vista atrás a 30 años de conferencias sobre el clima se constatan las numerosas oportunidades perdidas que nos han llevado a este punto de emergencia climática global

por Geoffrey Lean

/ 31 Oct 2021