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Let’s kick big money out of politics
Our journalism has sparked an urgent campaign - and it needs your help
Jul 26
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How London became the world’s kleptocracy capital
I spoke to the authors of an important new book about Britain’s complicity in global corruption —from offshore havens to Westminster itself.
Jul 23
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Peter Geoghegan
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Revealed: top UK firms are bankrolling Trump’s election deniers
“British companies who contribute to American insurrectionists are committing acts of self-harm.”
Jul 19
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Peter Geoghegan
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Revealed: top UK firms are bankrolling Trump’s election deniers
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How to secretly pour £60m into British politics
Exposed: The loophole that AfD-linked billionaires, hard Brexiteers and other anonymous donors use to bankroll politicians
Jul 15
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Jenna Corderoy
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Britain’s Far Right is going mainstream
Harry Shukman went undercover inside Britain’s far right. What he found is terrifying—and increasingly part of our politics
Jul 12
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Peter Geoghegan
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Lammy appointed Labour donor to plum foreign office role
Exclusive: Karen Blackett donated £5,000 to foreign secretary’s office last year. Now she’s been given a paid role as a non-executive director in his…
Jul 9
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Peter Geoghegan
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Lammy appointed Labour donor to plum foreign office role
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Starmer has broken his promise to end sleaze
After a year in power, Labour’s listlessness on corruption risks eroding democracy further
Jul 4
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Peter Geoghegan
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Starmer has broken his promise to end sleaze
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June 2025
What happens when Silicon Valley runs the state?
Palantir, tech billionaires and why MAGA might spell with the death knell for America's empire, with Laleh Khalili.
Jun 28
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Peter Geoghegan
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Uncovered: How UK police are hiding their Palantir work
Civil liberties campaigners lodge formal complaint over secretive policing unit instructing forces to withhold information about US spy tech firm
Jun 26
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Jenna Corderoy
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Uncovered: How UK police are hiding their Palantir work
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Disgraced Tory says banning MPs' second jobs would harm democracy
Plus: Why young men being drawn to the far-right, and peer complains to House of Lords about Britain’s “political influence bazaar”.
Jun 21
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Peter Geoghegan
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Disgraced Tory says banning MPs' second jobs would harm democracy
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The curious case of Britain’s nightlife lobbyist-in-chief
Dr Michael Kill says he’s a UN rep, a university dean and that his lobby group represents major music industry players. But the facts — and the…
Jun 18
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Peter Geoghegan
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The curious case of Britain’s nightlife lobbyist-in-chief
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Trump's rolling revolution, with Anne Applebaum
A conversation with Autocracy Inc author on Trump, LA, and how we can resist the global authoritarian playbook
Jun 12
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Peter Geoghegan
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