Democracy in Danger

With his dual tactics of projection and deflection, the current Prime Minister has pulled off a masterstroke by launching an inquiry into the former Prime Minister’s conflicts of interest, says Hardeep Matharu

The former Downing Street communications chief is incensed about the state of politics and the media

The Council of Europe’s European Conservatives and Democratic Alliance brings together UK Conservative MPs with neo-fascist politicians, Sian Norris reports

The Johnson Government will go to extreme lengths to avoid scrutiny of its record, says Brian Cathcart. We must not settle for a sham

Richard Robinson revisits the propaganda and personnel which heavily prefigured the Vote Leave campaign and all that has followed

In the third part of his analysis of the forces leading up to the violence on the 6 January, Anthony Barnett traces the dual revolutions on the right, and now on the left

A selected list of misleading statements that Peter Oborne has sent to the Speaker of the House of Commons

A new study by Reporters Without Borders exposes the dangers faced by women journalists online and off

The suspension of Klubrádió's broadcasting license means one fewer independent voice in a media landscape fuelling prejudice and discrimination against marginalised communities, reports Stephen Delahunty

Natasha Livingstone explains how a combination of state support and repression during the COVID crisis has bolstered Togo’s 54-year dynasty

CJ Werleman dissects Facebook’s ban on Australian news content and its implications for democracy

Sian Norris reports on a new study by anti-racist groups assessing the anti-minority views of people across Europe

Iain Overton’s analysis of the Hansard reveals a worrying shift of political rhetoric in Britain in the last decade

Poland's opposition media have written an open letter condemning Government attacks on democracy and press freedom

Tommy Walker speaks to a detained politician anticipating a backlash against the Myanmar military’s actions

Former Labour MP and Digital Culture, Media and Sport Committee member Ian Lucas looks at diluted parliamentary oversight after two landmark reports on dirty data and dark money

Long-time campaigner for whistleblowers and hacktivists, Naomi Colvin, argues that the case of Julian Assange reveals the outdated and illiberal mess of British secrecy laws

A week after the deadly assault on the US Capitol, Caroline Orr reports on the prospect of the first sedition prosecutions for 25 years

In the first part of a series of analyses, Anthony Barnett looks at how the Chinese Communist Party is weaponising the Washington insurrection to defend its suppression of Hong Kong