About Democracy for Sale
Democracy for Sale is all about the threats to democracy from dark money and hidden influence, why it matters…. and what we can do about it.
Launched in July 2023, Democracy for Sale is written by award-winning investigative journalists Peter Geoghegan, Lucas Amin and other collaborators. Exclusive stories from Democracy for Sale have been covered in the Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian, Politico, Byline Times and many more.
We believe in journalism that changes things. We have worked with amazing friends, from Led by Donkeys to Global Witness. Our scoops have sparked parliamentary inquiries, regulatory investigations and forced accountability on major private companies.
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Our beat is democracy - and the growing threats it faces from unaccountable power, money and influence all over the world.
Peter is the author of the acclaimed best seller Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics. From 2018 to 2023, he was head of UK investigations and then Editor-in-Chief and CEO at the award-winning website openDemocracy. Lucas is an experienced investigative journalist and researcher who worked at openDemocracy and previously led the Request Initiative.
Now we’re doing even more of what we really love: writing, investigating, and lifting the lid on what the powerful want to keep hidden.
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