Revealed: Major Tory donor was handed public contract before general election

The public has a right to know how taxpayer money is spent. So why won’t the Crown Estate answer our questions about £15,000 contract awarded to a leading Tory donor without open tender?

Open government is a simple idea. Citizens should have the right to access the documents and proceedings of government. 

It’s a principle that Democracy for Sale supports. (That’s why we signed this open letter to Keir Starmer shortly after the general election.)

A key plank of open government is that how public money is spent should be transparent and ac…