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Key Labour donor didn’t declare interests in tax haven firm
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Peer who gave Starmer accommodation worth £20,000 ‘for son to study for GCSEs’ could earn £425,000 from offshore firm
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Labour handed £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund
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Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
on Sep 27
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Disabled people don’t need an inquiry. We need change
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Labour’s woeful offering on social system will mean more people being placed in residential care against their wishes
on Sep 2
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Labour held ‘cash for access’ meeting after big donation
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Labour top brass including Keir Starmer gave Bloomberg ‘exclusive’ look at party's financial plan at private meeting
#labour #reeves #sarwar #starmer #corruption
on Apr 13
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Leaked emails reveal how anti-LGBTQ actors ‘targeted’ Africa
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US and European hate groups and conservatives used disinformation and lobbying to influence gender debate in Africa
on Thu, 10AM
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Lord Alli under investigation over financial interests
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Probe comes one week after openDemocracy revealed Alli had undeclared interests in a tax haven firm
on Thu, 2AM
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Anti-migrant laws leave 1,000s unable to claim asylum
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Conservative law changes meant asylum claims for small boat arrivals stopped last year, leaving thousands in limbo
on Wed, 6PM
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Ugandan anti-gay law: World Bank urged not to resume lending
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Civil society organisations say ‘mitigation measures’ proposed by the bank are ‘appallingly weak’
on Tue, 12AM
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Leaked emails reveal how anti-LGBTQ actors ‘targeted’ Africa
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US and European hate groups and conservatives used disinformation and lobbying to influence gender debate in Africa
on Sep 28
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Why wait until the robots take our jobs? We need UBI now
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AI and tech developments are already pushing people into more precarious work, but UBI could cushion the transition
on Sep 27
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Key Labour donor didn’t declare interests in tax haven firm
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Peer who gave Starmer £20,000 to pay ‘for somewhere for son to study for GCSEs’ could earn £425,000 from offshore firm
on Sep 25
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Musk’s plan to axe X’s block button is a win for stalkers
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Musk’s latest plan will endanger stalking and domestic abuse victims – and make online life harder for all women
on Sep 24
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Leaked emails reveal how anti-LGBTQ actors ‘targeted’ Africa
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US and European hate groups and conservatives used disinformation and lobbying to influence gender debate in Africa
on Sep 24
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Bolt drivers: ‘Xenophobic’ prank exposes gig economy’s flaws
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Nigerian drivers had no idea why they kept receiving fake trip requests. The answer lay 7,000 kilometres away
on Sep 23
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Labour handed £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund
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Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
on Sep 21
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Here’s how AI is reshaping class struggle
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New research into logistics and the gig economy shows workers tracked, instructed and managed by a dystopian world of algorithms
on Sep 21
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Exclusive: Robert Jenrick in new UK 'cash for favours' row
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Boris Johnson’s embattled housing minister took charge of another controversial planning decision – days after the property developer donated thousands to the Tories
on Sep 20
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Should Labour have taken £4m from hedge fund in a tax haven?
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openDemocracy readers share their thoughts on Labour’s largest-ever donation, made days after election was announced
on Sep 20
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Fake news’ invention 500 years ago offers lessons for today
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It is no coincidence that Europe’s witch-hunt frenzy followed shortly after the birth of the printing press
on Sep 20
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Fake news’ invention 500 years ago offers lessons for today
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It is no coincidence that Europe’s witch-hunt frenzy followed shortly after the birth of the printing press
on Sep 19
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Inside the British Black Panther movement
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Indian-born Dhondy reflects on life as a British Black Panther fighting against institutional racism in 1970s London
on Sep 16
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How misogyny lures men to the far right
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From Andrew Tate to the Charlottesville KKK – how are men’s rights and the far right really connected?
on Sep 14
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Parliament rules allowed lobbyists to secretly help MPs win
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A lobbyist can give a Labour MP £1,499 without it being declared. And that's still true if they give 30 Labour MPs £1,499
on Sep 11
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Parliament rules allowed lobbyists to secretly help MPs win
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A lobbyist can give a Labour MP £1,499 without it being declared. And that's still true if they give 30 Labour MPs £1,499
on Sep 11
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How misogyny lures men to the far right
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From Andrew Tate to the Charlottesville KKK – how are men’s rights and the far right really connected?
on Sep 10
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How misogyny lures men to the far right
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From Andrew Tate to the Charlottesville KKK – how are men’s rights and the far right really connected?
on Sep 10
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In January 2018, Viktor Filinkov was abducted in St Petersburg. When he resurfaced days later, he had been tortured by the security services and confessed to terrorism charges. This is the second part of his prison diary.
on Sep 8
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Here’s how AI is reshaping class struggle
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New research into logistics and the gig economy shows workers tracked, instructed and managed by a dystopian world of algorithms
on Sep 7
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Here’s how AI is reshaping class struggle
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New research into logistics and the gig economy shows workers tracked, instructed and managed by a dystopian world of algorithms
on Sep 6
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Disabled people don’t need an inquiry. We need change
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Labour’s woeful offering on social system will mean more people being placed in residential care against their wishes
on Sep 5
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Eras tour and football games: Ministers take £170k of gifts
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Starmer has accepted more than anybody else since start of 2023, raising questions over what donors get in return
on Sep 4
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Is Starmer’s new bill just as racist as Rwanda plan?
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The UK immigration system is racist by design. The Border Security Bill will make it worse
on Sep 3
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Scrapping the two-child limit is just the start
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If the new government cares about poverty, it must start by rebuilding our broken safety net
on Sep 2
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OPINION: Starmer’s hints suggest UK set for bleak four years
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Introducing a wealth tax would indicate this is a progressive government. But that seems unlikely
on Sep 2
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Readers’ thoughts on UK support for US Afghanistan invasion
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Did Britain blindly blunder into war to impress the US? openDemocracy readers weigh in
on Aug 30
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Don’t assume Labour will put time limit on migrant detention
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The collapse of Defund Hate in the US offers stark lessons to anti-detention campaigners in the UK
on Aug 30
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I saw Blair publicly ignore Jerusalem’s ethnic cleansing
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An extract from Matt Kennard’s new book, The Racket: Rogue Reporter vs American Imperialism
on Aug 29
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Project 2025 wants to stop abortion in the US – and beyond
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What could Project 2025 mean for abortion rights around the world?
on Aug 27
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Hundreds of modern slavery victims behind bars
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Exclusive: New immigration laws create ‘hierarchy of victims’ that means many are imprisoned and denied help on release
on Aug 27
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OPINION: Reasons for hope despite terror of climate crisis
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A world of devastating weather events, unliveable cities, gross food shortages, and global marginalisation beckons
on Aug 26
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Hundreds of modern slavery victims behind bars
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Exclusive: New immigration laws create ‘hierarchy of victims’ that means many are imprisoned and denied help on release
on Aug 25
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Hundreds of modern slavery victims behind bars
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Exclusive: New immigration laws create ‘hierarchy of victims’ that means many are imprisoned and denied help on release
on Aug 24
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Hundreds of modern slavery victims behind bars
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Exclusive: New immigration laws create ‘hierarchy of victims’ that means many are imprisoned and denied help on release
on Aug 24
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Blair caused a war in Helmand that he didn’t understand
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An extract from a new book by Andrew North who spent 20 years in Afghanistan – and was even kidnapped by the Taliban
on Aug 24
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EU says Uganda’s anti-gay violations not “widespread” enough
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EU official told openDemocracy that country’s rights violations are ‘not widespread’ despite draconian anti-gay law
on Aug 23
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Readers’ thoughts on EU’s role in human rights abuses
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Should the EU take a stronger stance on human rights in non-EU countries? openDemocracy readers weigh in
on Aug 23
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Uruguay care home closes after openDemocracy reveals neglect
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Uruguay’s child welfare agency cut ties with the centre after we exposed brutality, abuse and sexual exploitation
on Aug 16
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Riots, protests and Kamala Harris: Readers’ thoughts
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Where does Harris stand on Gaza? And what next for Bangladesh after students toppled the prime minister?
on Aug 16
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MP Naz Shah: We need to amplify minority stories
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I am deeply concerned about the far right attacks. Now is the time to build a truly inclusive society
on Aug 15
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Why didn't Ugandan students protest for Gaza?
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Our university was once the hub for radical politics, but now we're under Museveni’s thumb
on Aug 15