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How Can We Solve the House of Lords Problem?
John Lubbock speaks to parliamentarians about how the Upper Chamber could be reformed to reflect the modern age
EXCLUSIVE Who Owns the Fracking Giant Cuadrilla?
There is some mystery over the individuals behind the UK’s sole fracking company, as the Government considers a U-turn, reports John Lubbock
EXCLUSIVE The Absent Lords: 13% of Peers Rarely or Never Attend
As scrutiny mounts over the appointment of Lord Lebedev, John Lubbock investigates how many peers share his reticence towards democratic participation
EXCLUSIVE MPs Raise Concerns as Government’s Reliance on Controversial Foreign COVID Testing Firm Continues
John Lubbock investigates why domestic lateral flow test manufacturers are still being left out in the cold by the Government
‘A Total Waste of Police Time’: Labour Rows Over Drugs Policy as Cannabis Offences Surge
New data shows a mounting drugs problem in England and Wales, while Labour and the Conservatives remain committed to status quo solutions, reports John Lubbock
EXCLUSIVE Coronavirus Border Chaos: Confusion Over Recording and Enforcing of ‘Day Two’ Tests
John Lubbock reports on his efforts to extract Coronavirus travel testing data from the Government
The UK Lags Behind Europe on Installing Low Carbon Heat Pumps
A new announcement on Government grants to install heat pumps does not go far enough – while the policy itself faces criticism from climate sceptics and a right-wing media
EXCLUSIVE Genomic Marketing of COVID Testing Company Without People’s Affirmative Consent
Privacy International has warned of a potentially ‘serious breach’ of privacy regulations by a firm that has been awarded £169.4 million in Government contracts
EXCLUSIVE Windfall: Queen Will Be One of the Biggest Beneficiaries of UK’s Green Agenda
John Lubbock investigates how the Royal Family may end up earning millions of pounds from the UK’s offshore wind farms
EXCLUSIVE UK COVID Testing Dependent on Imports Despite British Companies Being Available To Do the Same Work
An exclusive investigation by The Citizens and the Byline Intelligence Team reveals just how dependent the UK’s testing capability is on foreign imports
EXCLUSIVE Conservative Links to 30% of Top 20 COVID Contract Firms
The Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens report on yet more conflict of interest questions surrounding the Government’s procurement during the pandemic
EXCLUSIVE UK’s Outsourcing of COVID Response Has Cost More Than the GDP of 140 Countries
The Byline Intelligence Team puts the Government’s vast private sector procurement effort into context
‘I’d Become a Criminal for Living a Nomadic Way of Life’: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities Protest Against New Policing Bill
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill creates a new offence of residing or intending to reside on land with a vehicle
EXCLUSIVE How Much Did We Pay For PPE? Data the Government Doesn’t Want to Reveal
John Lubbock inspects data that has been leaked and accidentally released about the amount the UK actually paid for PPE during the Coronavirus crisis
From Cameron to COVID: 10 Years of Broken Transparency Promises
John Lubbock explains how the Coronavirus pandemic has unravelled the Government’s glib commitment to openness over public contracts
