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EXCLUSIVE Flagship Scheme to Create 250,000 Jobs for Young People has Only Recruited 1,800
22 January 2021
, The Chancellor’s programme to help 16 to 24-year-olds find employment is currently falling well short, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE ‘Parents’ Campaign Against School Closures Receives PR Support from Boris Johnson Advisor
21 January 2021
, Nafeez Ahmed investigates the opaque USForThem group lobbying against Coronavirus restrictions, and its Conservative Party, Brexit and Pro-Trump connections

EXCLUSIVE Government Reveals Total Expected Cost of Nightingale Hospitals
20 January 2021
, As of Monday, just 12 patients were being treated at London’s 4,000-capacity Nightingale facility, while the taxpayer continues to fork-out for these improvised hospitals

‘Too Complacent’: BBC’s Finances in Crisis As New Threats Loom
20 January 2021
, The broadcaster is being forced to compete with new, commercial projects with an ever-declining income, reports David Hencke

EXCLUSIVE Rishi Sunak’s Universal Credit Plan Would Reduce Support for his Own Constituents By £5 Million
18 January 2021
, The Chancellor is pushing for a reduction of Government assistance that would have a direct impact in his back yard

‘No Profiteering’ But Government Paying £1,000 a Day for Test and Trace Consultants
18 January 2021
, One private consultancy firm is being paid £900,000 a-day to work on Baroness Dido Harding’s operation, an official has revealed

EXCLUSIVE ‘Frustrated, Disappointed, Disillusioned’: Fishermen Warn of Worse to Come As Brexit Bites
15 January 2021
, The betrayal of the fishing industry through Britain’s withdrawal from the EU shows no signs of abating, reports Sam Bright

‘Unaffordable, Inconsistent’: Defence Spending Plan Pilloried by Watchdog
14 January 2021
, Stephen Delahunty reports on the Ministry of Defence’s fanciful financial outlook

£1.5 Billion Profits, Hefty Government Contracts and Big Political Donations: The Firm Behind the Free School Meals Scandal
14 January 2021
, Sian Norris digs deeper into the private companies providing free school meals to the UK’s most vulnerable children

EXCLUSIVE New £2 Million School Laptop Deal Awarded to Firm That Gave £105,000 to Tory Party
14 January 2021
, Sam Bright reports on the latest Government contract awarded to a firm that has funded the Conservative Party

LBC Radio Host Maajid Nawaz Bankrolled by US Republican Dark Money
12 January 2021
, Nafeez Ahmed reports on the background of the controversial broadcaster whose think tank has been funded by Pro-Donald Trump donors

Government Advisor Told Followers to ‘Buy Shares’ in Parler – Three Days Before Platform Dropped Offline
12 January 2021
, A former Conservative and Brexit Party MEP, now giving business advice to the Government, told his followers to invest in a now-inaccessible social media platform accused of harbouring the alt-right

UPDATE Government Says It Will Hand-Pick Public Questions for COVID Press Conferences – Then U-Turns?
11 January 2021
, An independent polling company will no longer select the public questions asked at the controversial Downing Street briefings, Sam Bright reveals

EXCLUSIVE ‘Bumps to Overcome’: UK-EU Exports Fell By £39.8 Billion in Months Before Brexit
11 January 2021
, Brexit is stoking an international trade crisis while exports are being pummelled by the pandemic, reports Sam Bright

How One Campaign Illustrates COVID-19 Denialists’ Disinformation Tactics
11 January 2021
, NHS consultant David Oliver debunks false claims being made about Coronavirus legislation by ‘The People’s Brexit’ group

EXCLUSIVE Former ‘Test and Trace’ Boss Given Green Light to Lobby Government After Just Four Months in New Corporate Role
9 January 2021
, A senior member of Baroness Dido Harding’s team has joined a company previously awarded £140 million in COVID-19 contracts – and will be able to begin lobbying her former colleagues sooner than the rules usually allow

EXCLUSIVE £100 Million Deals for School Laptops Awarded to Conservative Donor’s Firm
8 January 2021
, As a shortage of laptops ostracises children from education, Sam Bright reports on new contracts awarded to a company with Tory ties

Peter Thiel’s Tech Giant Palantir Extends its Reach into Local and National Government
6 January 2021
, David Hencke with more detail on the Government contract with Palantir and the involvement of the data science team behind the Vote Leave campaign

New BBC Chairman has Donated Over £400,000 to the Conservative Party
6 January 2021
, The public service broadcaster’s new figurehead is a prolific Conservative Party donor, reports Sam Bright

The Digital Divide: With Schools Suddenly Back in Lockdown, How Many Disadvantaged Students Actually have the Kit they Need?
5 January 2021
, A lack of online access exacerbates an existing equality gap between children in disadvantaged communities and their wealthier counterparts, reports Sian Norris

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