Outside the system
Author: Sam Bright
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The Batley Battleground: A Microcosm of England’s Fractured Political Climate
The divisive, hostile forces that have plagued politics in recent years are now running wild in the West Yorkshire constituency, says Sam Bright
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Selective Sleaze: The Crescendo of the Cronyism Crisis
With a tabloid feeding frenzy over a minister’s alleged affair, Sam Bright, Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu explore the wider public issues concealed by personal scandal
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‘Test and Trace’ Breaks Promise Over Private Consultants as Extra £170 Million Granted to Corporate Giants
Baroness Dido Harding’s testing and contract-tracing operation has increased its reliance on outsourcing – breaking its commitment to MPs, reports Sam Bright
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Conservative Councillor Turned Anti-Lockdown Advocate at Centre of Nick Watt Abuse Incident
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the growing threat to journalists and press freedom from conspiracy theorists with large online followings
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The Brexit Project’s Appropriation of the ‘Left Behind’
Five years after the EU Referendum, Sam Bright considers how perceptions of Brexit-voting areas have been warped by radical right-wing forces
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Only 12 Vulnerable Children Resettled Under Asylum Scheme in 11 Months
Only a dozen child refugees have been resettled in the UK while conflicts rage across the globe, reports Sam Bright
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The Transparency Gap: Government Publishes £4.2 Billion in PPE Contracts a Year Late
The Prime Minister previously claimed that ‘all the details are on the record’, reports Sam Bright
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£60,000 Contract Between MP and Firm Begins Weeks After Constituency Meeting
A Conservative MP and her husband own a firm that has signed a deal with a company in her constituency
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‘Wholesale Review’ of £14 Million Grenfell Bereaved and Survivor Budget Pledged
Concerns have been mounting about the local council’s use of recovery funds following the 2017 fire, reports Sam Bright
