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Sam Bright
Sam Bright is Byline Times’ Investigations Editor and the author of Fortress London: Why We Need to Save the Country From its Capital.
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EXCLUSIVE ‘VIP’ Firms Referred by Tory MPs and Peers for PPE Deals See Profits Soar
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been earned by companies channelled through the expedited procurement route by Conservative politicians, Sam Bright reports

Anatomy of the PPE Procurement Scandal
Sam Bright dissects the multi-billion-pound affair that saw lucrative public contracts awarded to Conservative donors

A City Caught Between Industrial Change and Climate Change
Sam Bright examines how Britain can learn from the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, and how our recent political history provides a warning to the Dutch establishment

EXCLUSIVE European Research Group Loses Two-Thirds of its Paid-Up Members
The hard-Brexit lobbying group, which produces research paid for by taxpayer-funded expenses, appears to be losing support

EXCLUSIVE The Financial Takeover of Government
Sam Bright explores how the masters of high finance have been welcomed into the heart of power

Kemi Badenoch Carries on Liz Truss’ Tufton Street Traditions
The International Trade Secretary is due to speak at a Koch-founded libertarian ‘think tank’, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Sunak Appoints Ex-Big Energy Director as Business and Energy Advisor
Rishi Sunak’s Government is populated by a number of advisors drawn from corporations and Tufton Street ‘think tanks’, reports Sam Bright

Rishi Sunak Appoints Donor as Policy Chief
One of the most senior figures in Downing Street recently gave £20,000 to the new Prime Minister
EXCLUSIVE Conservative MP Takes £60,000 Job at Firm Linked to Tax Haven
Another parliamentarian has gained lucrative employment outside Westminster, reports Sam Bright
Are We Paying for the Government’s COVID Waste?
UK healthcare spending has burgeoned by £50 billion since the pandemic, the same figure as the Government’s mysterious fiscal ‘black hole’, reports Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE Government Announces £26 Million Funding for Firm Owned by Tory Donor
The owner of the company belongs to a family that has donated millions to the Conservative Party in recent years, reports Sam Bright