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The Conservatives have made Britain’s elections more exposed to risky foreign donations, according to Spotlight on Corruption
There are still 91 hereditary peers voting on our laws – and they face even less scrutiny than those appointed for life.
There are fears lax rules could allow unfettered cash to flood in to UK politics from abroad
More than 100,000 voters could be turned away at the next General Election according to one forecast
The change means parties will now be allowed to spend over £30m in order to win a General Election
Increasing the amount political parties can spend on general elections is another warning sign for British democracy
The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics
Climate-conscious voters are locked out by our ‘winner-takes-all’ electoral system, a new report finds
The new Foreign Secretary and peer was involved in one of the biggest lobbying scandals of recent years
Ivor Gaber examines the technique of repeating untruths for a particular gain and how to counter it
If the UK’s First Past the Post electoral system can’t deliver its supposed advantages, why we are continuing with it?
Strike-breaking is now mandatory.
The disgraced former Prime Minister has been handed a seat in the Lords for life.
The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group believes there is evidence of a desire by some politicians to wholly bypass democracy
The Conservatives’ rhetoric and actions against the right to protest concern us all, writes Liberty’s interim director Akiko Hart.
Susan Hall says the protest should have been “refused” permission – but the PM now says they have the right to march
The crafting of ‘ceasefire’ marches as a transgression of Remembrance Sunday looks like a throwback to a top-down colonial mindset, argues Suriyah Bi
The Government rejected a cross party Lords recommendation that political advertising should be regulated according to factual accuracy. The former chair of the Select Committee wonders why
Empathy – to be of any meaning – needs to be bolstered by a willingness to accept one’s failures, writes Iain Overton
We know very little about the funding for many of the UK’s leading think tanks – but a new report sheds some light
The opaquely-funded group has close links to the Prime Minister
Lying to a court is a crime with a prison sentence. Lying to Parliament can lead to a temporary suspension.
The extension of the franchise could shift the character of British politics, writes Nicholas Reed Langen
Those in America looking for a way out of the toxic Trumpian cycle should look to Poland as a starting point
A Parliamentary investigation found senior civil servants were being ousted by the Government for ‘ideological’ reasons
Johnson was found to have unlawfully suspended Parliament and lied to MPs.
Mandatory voter ID rules are expected to cost the taxpayer £120m over the next decade.
Only last December, Sir Keir backed plans for a “new second chamber” which would have “electoral legitimacy”.
“A Legal Officer’s duty is to apply the law, not to interfere with the editorial decisions of a free press,” standards body Impress said in a letter to the Government.
From the Lobbying Act to condemnation of peaceful campaigners by Government figures, free speech has been thoroughly degraded, the authors argue
The 2006 film set in a dystopian London of the future has much to say about modern Britain – especially the ‘doom loop’ trapping younger generations, writes Matt Gallagher
This is the last time you’ll ever know about ex-MPs who lobby for nuclear, gambling and energy industries visiting Parliament – because Jacob Rees Mogg had all the data destroyed
Compass director Neal Lawson described the situation in Nadine Dorries’ seat as “madness”.
The Liberal Democrats have set out proposals for overhauling UK democracy, our Chief Reporter writes from Bournemouth.
An approach to foreign influence that relies on identifying particular state threats risks shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, writes Tom Griffin
Trudi Warner faces up to two years in prison for contempt of court. Now activists across the country are copying her action in solidarity
Opponents of the bill say it is designed to undermine the freedom of speech of those critical of the Israeli Government
Nadine Dorries has prompted a debate over whether MPs should be forced to attend Parliament – rather than attend their lucrative TV gigs.
China has emerged as a greater threat than Russia, despite Ukraine. In the New Cold War, China is richer, more populous, and the dominant power pitted against the West
The study suggests that those groups less likely to vote Conservative were more likely to be turned away
Political distrust has often “been the first step in a sequence of autocratisation, resulting in the breakdown of democracy itself” the report notes.
The party is “misleading voters into believing what they are reading is the work of local journalists from independent publications”
Something even worse than government run by politicians is government run by politics, writes AC Grayling