Section
Fact
Articles predominantly based on historical research, official reports, court documents and open source intelligence.

Filters
Topics:
Timeline:
EXCLUSIVE Government Money Goes to Three Companies Employing Conservative MPs in Second Jobs
That these potential conflicts of interest are not cited by the Government when information about grants, contracts or meetings is publicly released raises concern, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Lord Goldsmith’s Government Meeting with Conservative Donor who is an Environmental Investor
The unelected minister’s summit with a Conservative backer is another example of a broken system of ministerial meetings, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Authoritarian Influence? 75% of Russell Group Universities Hold Agreements with State-Linked Chinese Tech Firms
Are partnerships between the UK’s leading higher education institutions and Chinese companies suggestive of a new intellectual 'Belt and Road' strategy from Beijing? Max Colbert and The Citizens report

EXCLUSIVE As Private Providers Take Over, Mental Health Detentions Increase by a Third in Five Years
Byline Times reveals a startling rise in the number of people detained under the Mental Health Act, just as the number of mental health beds owned by private healthcare providers increases

EXCLUSIVE 20% Increase in Child Poverty in Constituencies Represented by MPs Who Have Earned £6 Million
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin reveal the rising levels of deprivation seen in the areas represented by the highest-earning MPs

VIP Lane: Michael Gove Referred Firm Owned by Donor and Close Political Ally
The Cabinet minister’s office played a role in the expedited deals awarded to a financial supporter of Gove and the Conservative Party

Did Private Hospital Beds Contracts Deliver During the Pandemic?
A report shows that despite paying £1.69 billion for private hospital bed capacity during the pandemic, the 187 private hospitals involved accounted less than 1% of COVID-19 bed occupancy

EXCLUSIVE UK Weapons Go Missing in Afghanistan
The Government can’t account for thousands of assault weapons, and two military helicopters, that it previously exported to the country, Sascha Lavin reports