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Published in: Home: NewsBoris Johnson could be forced to release secret Evgeny Lebedev dossierThe government faces a vote over the controversial appointment of the newspaper baron, a personal friend of the PM,...
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisWhy Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was tone deaf to the UK economic crisisThe chancellor helped out middle-income households, but left the poorest with just a fraction of the support they...
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Published in: Home: OpinionPutin isn’t to blame for fuel poverty in the UK – the government isBritain has homes that are older, draughtier and harder to heat than anywhere else in western Europe. The poor are...
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Published in: oDR: NewsThe UK’s Russia sanctions are not enough, experts warnBoris Johnson says his government may yet take further measures over Ukraine, but experts have accused the UK of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoris Johnson’s party is dismantling the ways to hold government to accountThe Electoral Commission is only the latest target in the Tory party’s determination to destroy any semblance of scrutiny
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe can still force a U-turn on the UK’s anti-democratic Elections BillJohnson’s government is rewriting the rules to make sure there can only be one winner – and we can’t let that happen
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisThe UK can sanction Russian luxury property. But will it?As tension heightens over Ukraine, experts say targeting the Russian elite’s UK property would be difficult – and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsExclusive: Consultancies win £700m in UK government’s COVID spending spreeBoris Johnson’s government condemned over ‘jaw-dropping’ cost of consultants, as new COVID contracts are made public
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsLondon is a ‘magnet for dirty money’, says UK government’s anti-corruption tsarThe Conservative MP writes today on openDemocracy that urgent action is needed to stop ‘growing’ levels of fraud
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsHow Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new Brexit post could make him richerThe new minister for Brexit opportunities is thought to have a 12% stake in an $8bn investment fund that specialises...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson is far from the only senior Tory to echo far-Right conspiraciesThe prime minister’s slur against Keir Starmer is dominating headlines – but his ministers have often made similarly...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionTo tackle the cost of living crisis, we must end the Great British Rip OffA major culprit of the ‘cost of living’ crisis is hiding in plain sight: an extractive economy that redistributes...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsExclusive: Health and social care levy will cost NHS and care workers £390mopenDemocracy analysis finds National Insurance hike will force health and care staff in England to pay millions for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionDiane Abbott: Cost of living crisis was caused by privatisation and austerityLast year it was claimed that Boris Johnson had ended the age of austerity. Those claims now look ridiculously ill-judged
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK Big Six energy firms made more than £1bn in profit ahead of price hikeExclusive: Analysis of most recent accounts shows huge profits as customers face soaring energy bills
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsTesting firms ‘lost’ thousands who entered England with COVIDExclusive: Labour accused UK government of failing to regulate the ‘Wild West’ travel testing market that is failing...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe UK’s post-Brexit review of ‘retained EU law’ risks undermining democracyThe government is seeking to disentangle domestic law from EU law – handing more power to unaccountable ministers
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Analysis11 things missing from Sue Gray’s reportThe civil servant’s report on Downing Street’s alleged lockdown parties has finally been released – all nine pages of it
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisSue Gray’s report: Who’s behind the partygate leaks – and why?Some of the Downing Street parties took place almost two years ago – why are we just finding out about them now?...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK may ditch plans to stop fraudsters using fake names to run businessesJesus Christ, Donald Duck and ‘Adolf Tooth Fairy Hitler’ have all been directors of UK firms, according to Companies House
