Exclusive: Ten men with an average age of 70, most of whom are white, gave £106m – while women gave just one in four political donations
The UK’s outdated election laws are vulnerable to abuse by third-party campaigning groups with no paper trail, a parliamentary inquiry heard
The writer, who died at just 34, gloriously represented an audience that so many in the media hadn’t understood was there
Closing one loophole would stop the world’s oligarchs, billionaires and criminals from secretly buying influence on the British government
Exclusive: Days after quitting as co-leader, Berry talks to openDemocracy about the rifts in her party and the need to be ‘actively anti-transphobic’
Eric Pickles is facing an official investigation into his financial declarations, following openDemocracy revelations
Armed with record piles of cash, private equity firms are scouring the globe for vulnerable prey. British companies, such as Morrisons, are top of their list
Cabinet Office admits taking Tory donations to fund refurb, before bills were finally paid by the prime minister
Exclusive: House of Lords condemned as ‘utterly unaccountable’ as openDemocracy investigation finds scores of peers keep details of private interests secret
The British Medical Association has come out in opposition to the Health and Care Bill, piling pressure on government
‘More urgently than ever we need a transformed society that respects everyone’s rights,’ said Siân Berry in a letter posted to Twitter on Wednesday
