Though bonfires, burning effigies and cries of ‘No surrender’ suggest the 17th century, Northern Ireland is embracing change – and Unionism must, too
A parliamentary committee will investigate the Cabinet Office after openDemocracy won transparency court case over ‘Clearing House’ unit
Exclusive: Secretive groups that can keep donors anonymous have given £800,000 to ‘Red Wall’ Tory MPs since 2019
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill creates new stop-and-search powers, allows the police to put more conditions on protests, and threatens Gypsy and Traveller rights to roam. It's been met with mass protests from Bristol to Belfast. Is this bill a threat to our human rights – and is the
Secretive groups can be used as ‘route for foreign money to influence UK elections’, parliamentary committee warns
Exclusive: UK government accused of ‘very serious’ transparency failure over meeting with private health firm investors before pandemic
The people of Derry know the truth. The question is, will it be spoken? The Soldier F verdict implies not
As the Taliban rapidly expand in the shadow of US and NATO allies’ retreat, has anyone considered the impact on innocent civilians?
Councillor Paula O’Rourke explains how Bristol’s citizens’ assembly is helping them to build back better
Dirty tricks and George Galloway made headlines, but the core story is that Johnson’s march is slowing
We address openDemocracy readers’ biggest concerns about the upcoming data grab – including what opting out means, and how to do it
