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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe UK government is looking to profit from closing borders to asylum seekersAs the UK government pushes its Borders Bill through Parliament, it also makes a sales pitch to other states wanting...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPriti Patel’s new bill won’t fix ‘toxic’ UK asylum system, says inspectorHome Office slammed for abusive culture and poor decision-making as staff claim they are told to ‘focus on numbers,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs mock UK government for claiming it was transparent on COVID contractsMPs said the Department of Health’s boast that it has ‘gone above and beyond’ to be open about pandemic spending is ‘risible’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionBoris Johnson’s plans won’t stop government sleazeBanning MPs from working as political consultants fails to answer the question at the heart of the scandal: is being...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsThree-quarters of UK public worried more NHS privatisation will damage careExclusive: Both Tory and Labour voters are worried about the impact of more NHS privatisation, poll commissioned by...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsMP with stake in giant health insurer lobbied for ‘Australian-style’ care insuranceExclusive: Tory MP Marcus Fysh ‘wrong’ not to mention interest in insurance firm when proposing insurance-friendly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBritish politics is an oligarchs’ cocktail party. Tory ministers are the waitersThe recent onslaught of government sleaze shows once again why the UK has been called ‘the most corrupt country in the world’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealing Johnson’s talks with BP not ‘in public interest’, UK government saysExclusive: Details of secretive meeting between the PM and the oil giant among crucial climate documents the Cabinet...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs inundated with complaints from voters over Tory sleaze scandalSome Tory MPs hit back at voters over ‘destruction’ of Owen Paterson, while others admit being ‘deeply unhappy’...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMet Police silent despite calls to investigate Tory ‘cash for peers’ scandalOpposition MPs demand police inquiry after openDemocracy revealed Conservative treasurers who donate £3m seem almost...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsWant a seat in the House of Lords? Be Tory treasurer and donate £3mExclusive: Senior Tory accuses Boris Johnson of overseeing ‘scandal in plain sight’ as it’s revealed party...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionJohnson’s UK, Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Orbán’s Hungary: peas in a state-captured podState capture happens when narrow interest groups take control of public policy, buying influence to rewrite the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionI told the UK Parliament how to fix corruption… nobody listenedThe Owen Paterson scandal doesn’t surprise me; MPs shouldn’t be trusted. That’s why Westminster is plagued with scandals
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionOn transparency, like so much else, the UK government is shifting the goalpostsThe government dismissed damning openDemocracy report on FOI as ‘complete nonsense’ – I wasn’t surprised, I’ve seen...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionSunak’s Budget will hammer many Brits. This is where the Left can interveneFar from the promised ‘high-wage economy’, many face wages that look increasingly paltry next to skyrocketing prices...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson’s ex-adviser has role at firm that won £3.5m government ‘support’Exclusive: Hydro Industries donated £20,000 to the Tories at the same time it secured funding meant for struggling businesses
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsOil and gas firms have given £1m to Boris Johnson’s ConservativesExclusive: Tories accused of being ‘worryingly close to fossil fuel’ industry as oil and gas companies line up for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionKeir Starmer made a crucial error in his speechThe Labour leader wants to be the heroic knight to trickster Boris Johnson. But people love tricksters
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Published in: ourNHS: AnalysisWhat the Tories want to do with our health data, and why we need to stop themBoris Johnson looks set on using our health data as a bargaining chip to keep his Brexit/US trade dream alive – but...
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Published in: Home: NewsControversial Tory-linked PR firm working to oust Trudeau in Canada’s electionCanadian Conservatives recruited Topham Guerin, accused of dirty tricks in Boris Johnson’s 2019 campaign, months...
