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2 days ago | 
democracyforsale.substack.com | Lucas Amin |Peter Geoghegan
The data held by the NHS is often said to be among the world’s most valuable. Where else would you find detailed health records for more than 65 million people? So when the Conservative government awarded US spy tech firm Palantir a £330 million contract in 2023 to build a new NHS data platform, the backlash was immediate—centring on concerns over privacy and ethics.
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1 week ago | 
linkedin.com | Lucas Amin
Calls for reform as trio of ex-defence ministers take up lucrative private sector jobs, including with US spy tech firm that's helping Trump deport migrants By Fin Johnston and Lucas AminA one time Conservative defence minister is a paid advisor for Palantir, the controversial spy-tech firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel, Democracy for Sale can reveal. Now public documents show that recently departed Tory defence minister Leo Docherty joined Palantir in February as a paid advisor.
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1 week ago | 
democracyforsale.substack.com | Peter Geoghegan |Lucas Amin
Peter here. British politics right now could be summed up in a single word: ‘Reform’. Nigel Farage’s party had major wins last week. Reform also clearly spent big. I know from talking to journalists that Reform had an unprecedented ground operation ahead of the Runcorn by-election, and was very visible on the streets in many local contests. So who paid for all this? The answer is, we don’t know. During general elections, political donations are published weekly.
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2 weeks ago | 
democracyforsale.substack.com | Peter Geoghegan |Lucas Amin
Dominic Cummings has long been accused of leaking secrets. From Boris Johnson’s expletive-laden text messages to dropping stories about his own manoeuverings —like a recent “secret dinner” with Nigel Farage—he’s rarely stayed quiet.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Jon Ungoed-Thomas |Lucas Amin |Natasha Ion
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Jon Ungoed-Thomas |Lucas Amin |Natasha Ion
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Jon Ungoed-Thomas |Lucas Amin
In July 2022, Morgan-Rose Hart, an aspiring vet with a passion for wildlife, died after she was found unresponsive at a mental health unit in Essex. She had just turned 18. Diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Hart’s mental health had been badly affected by bullying, which had forced her to move school several times. She had previously tried to take her own life and was transferred to the unit, in Harlow, three weeks before her death.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
msn.com | Lucas Amin |Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
democracyforsale.substack.com | Lucas Amin
The chair of Thames Water was suspected by government officials of holding a potentially “conflicted position” when his company made an “unjustified” dividend payment of £37.5m to its shareholders, Democracy for Sale can reveal. The UK’s largest water provider, on the brink of bankruptcy, was in the high court last week seeking an emergency £3bn loan as it struggles to stay afloat under massive debts. It is under fresh scrutiny over its dividend payments.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Lucas Amin |Jon Ungoed-Thomas
The chair of Thames Water was suspected by government officials of holding a potentially “conflicted position” when his company made an “unjustified” dividend payment of £37.5m to its shareholders. The water provider, on the brink of bankruptcy, was in the high court last week seeking an emergency £3bn loan as it struggles to stay afloat under massive debts. It is under fresh scrutiny over its dividend payments.
