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Born in the USA: The Americanisation of Reactionary Politics in the UK
From dark money think tanks to health privatisation, the influence of the American right on British politics is greater than we think, says Rachel Morris
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The Conservative MPs Trying to Follow the US in Cutting Abortion Rights
A chunk of Boris Johnson’s party – including some of his own ministers – want to turn the clock back on women’s abortion rights
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Major Russian Donor Funds Conservative Member of Intelligence Committee
The wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister has gifted thousands to a Conservative member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, reports Sascha Lavin
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The Big Thing Wrong: How Brexit Undermined the UK’s COVID Vaccine Rollout
James Grace addresses Boris Johnson’s falsehoods about the impact of the EU on the speed of our jabs
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The Inflation of Free Market Falsehoods
Thomas Perrett explores how the current cost of living crisis has spurred a new wave of Thatcherite economics
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Life After Ben Elliot for Russian Luxury Concierge Company
Sam Bright reveals that the Russian firm that formerly provided business services for Conservative chair Ben Elliot is now operating independently
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End of the Brexit Era? Wakefield Gives Labour a Second Chance
The country has moved on from Brexit and won’t be distracted by ‘culture wars’ – where does this leave Johnson and the ‘Red Wall’?
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Will the Government Ever Face Accountability for its COVID Crimes?
Rachel Morris inspects the legal basis for the prosecution of the Government’s fatal failures during the pandemic
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Boris Johnson’s ‘Culture War’ Runs Into the Ground in Tiverton and Wakefield
The Prime Minister’s focus on ‘wedge issues’ is turning voters away from the Conservative Party, as it suffers two heavy by-election defeats, reports Adam Bienkov
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Swarms, Floods, Invasions: Triggering the Fear of Refugees
Anneke Campbell – Boris Johnson’s cousin – explores how ‘culture wars’ aim to demonise and divide and how their language is key
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On the Frontline of the Battle for Benefits
Chaminda Jayanetti speaks to those affected by the Government’s failing system of assessing support for some of the most vulnerable people in our society
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Hot Air: The Government is Failing on its Climate Promises
Vested interests are winning the battle over the UK’s climate change commitments, observes Andrew Taylor-Dawson
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The Conservative Party’s Great Rail Betrayal
Sam Bright inspects how the Government is undermining its ‘Levelling Up’ mission through a new era of public transport austerity
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Are Voters About to Hand Boris Johnson the Defeats of his Life in Tiverton and Wakefield?
The Prime Minister is turning off traditional Conservative voters on the doorstep as he faces a potentially historic by-election defeat in Tiverton, reports Adam Bienkov
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Boris Johnson’s Telegraph Meetings Leave No Paper Trail
No notes were recorded at two meetings between the Prime Minister and his ‘real boss’ at the outset of the pandemic, reports Sascha Lavin
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The Tories’ Big Money ‘Summer Party’ – What We Know and Don’t Know
Sam Bright explores the facts and the mysteries surrounding Boris Johnson’s fundraising bash
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How the ‘Big Society’ Commodified Poor People
TJ Coles inspects how David Cameron’s widely-scorned idea ended up institutionalising a smaller state
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Civil Disservice: The Art and Craft of Lying for Britain
Former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall charts how she was employed to bend the truth – and the consequences of this for our current politics
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Anatomy of a Cover-Up: How Number 10 Killed the Times Story About Boris and Carrie Johnson
The Prime Minister succeeded in making the Times remove their story, without a single legal threat, or even an on-the-record denial, reports Adam Bienkov
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‘Every Labour Government in History has Left Unemployment Higher’ – A Fact Check
Sam Bright refutes the Conservative Party’s widely deployed claim about Labour’s economic record
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‘Carriegate’: How the Prime Minister and his Hacks Scratch Each Others’ Backs
The mystery of a disappearing story about Boris Johnson’s wife once again confirms the merger between the political and media classes distorting British democracy, says Hardeep Matharu
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Flagship Afghan Resettlement Scheme in Turmoil
Sam Bright reveals new statistics showing shocking backlogs in the UK’s programme to help Afghan allies
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Government Refusing to Declare Boris Johnson’s Meetings at Height of First COVID Wave
The Cabinet Office is withholding information about the Prime Minister’s meetings over a crucial 43-day period, Sascha Lavin reports
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Boris Johnson Considers Axing Ethics Advisor Role After Lord Geidt Quits
The Prime Minister’s unethical conduct has forced a long list of his appointees to resign. Now he is considering scrapping the role overseeing his conduct, reports Adam Bienkov
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Woe to these Charlatans: Deportation and Destruction
The Government’s Rwanda plan is not about Rwanda or about ‘solving’ the issue of small boat crossings, says Reverend Joe Haward
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Setting the Record Straight on Rwanda’s Asylum System
The issue is not about physical infrastructure but the quality of legal provision, practical assistance and the conditions facing refugees in Rwanda, writes Brad Blitz
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Home Truths: Boris Johnson is Weaponising the Housing Crisis
The Government’s new housing proposals reinforce a cynical narrative about ‘skivers versus strivers’ perpetuated by the Conservatives over the last 12 years, argues Sascha Lavin
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Johnson is Attempting to Revive his Prorogation Ploy
His unlawful suspension of Parliament in 2019 is now informing the Prime Minister’s last-ditch attempt to save his political career, argues Sam Bright
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UK’s Ability to Deal With Animal Disease Pandemics Compromised Due to Lack of Investment
David Hencke has the details of a shocking new report showing how a flagship science laboratory needs a multi-billion-pound refurb
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Five Years on From Grenfell: A Community Betrayed
Former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad reflects on the broken social contract that has underpinned the Grenfell tragedy and the five years since
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What are the Benefits of Being a Tory Donor?
Sam Bright reviews the perks enjoyed by the big money patrons of the Conservative Party
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From Mercenaries to Trade Envoys: What is Britain’s Modern Military Role?
Pursuing its goal as ‘Global Britain’, the UK uses its military as imprecise weapon of influence, attracting human rights abusers the world over to furnish their reputations, explains Murray Jones
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From Rwanda to Northern Ireland: The Failures of the Government Legal Department
Barrister Gareth Roberts assesses the breakdown in respect for the rule of law within Downing Street
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The Home Office is Trying to Consign Asylum Seekers to a Life in Limbo
Brad Blitz unpicks the legal and political logic for deporting desperate individuals to the central African nation
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‘I Am Counting the Seconds’: The Iranian Dissident Set to be Deported to Rwanda
Frankie Vetch meets a man facing the harsh reality of Priti Patel’s renewed hostile environment
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On Board the Post-Prime Ministerial Gravy Train: The Lavish Life After Number 10 Awaiting Boris Johnson
Tom Robinson explores the fortune that the Prime Minister can expect to earn after his reign finally comes to an end
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Dear Boris, Your Nihilism Betrays Your Grandfather’s Legacy – He’d be Appalled
An open letter to the Prime Minister by his first cousin once removed
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‘Perhaps the Most Shameful Episode of the Pandemic’: £4 Billion of PPE to Go Up in Smoke
David Hencke has the details of a new parliamentary report showing how masses of equipment bought by the Government is set for the incinerator
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Time to Call Last Orders: Why do Alcohol and Drugs Stalk the Corridors of Power?
A Parliament with legal and illegal substances being consumed as and when is unfit to uphold standards in public life, says Rachel Morris
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‘One Big Bag of Lies’, Says Reality Show Family Nadine Dorries Accused of Being ‘Paid Actors’
The Culture Secretary has made baseless, harmful claims about people experiencing deprivation, according to one of the participants in the Channel 4 show
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Who Are Johnson’s 22 Big Money Backers? And Did They Influence the No Confidence Vote?
Sam Bright and Max Colbert dig into the potential impact of Tory donors on the survival of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
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By Sticking with Johnson, the Conservatives have Picked an Epic Fight with Themselves
The party now stands for nothing and is plummeting in the polls – but still cannot conceive of life after Boris Johnson, says Jonathan Lis
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Boris Johnson: Nowhere Man
With the Prime Minister at last having faced a moment of reckoning, Professor Chris Painter surveys the wreckage of a Government devoid of meaningful purpose on the key public policy issues of the day
