Max Colbert

Dec 3, 2024 | goodlawproject.org | Max Colbert

Now Tom Hayhoe has been appointed as the new covid corruption commissioner, we’re suggesting that he could start by looking at the firms who supplied unusable PPE during the pandemic still raking it in from big contracts with the NHS. As the Tories scrambled to restock depleted stores of protective masks, gloves and gowns during the pandemic, they spent billions on equipment that was defective or unsuitable for the NHS.

Nov 29, 2024 | bylinetimes.com | Max Colbert

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

Nov 20, 2024 | bylinetimes.com | Max Colbert

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Nov 3, 2024 | democracyforsale.substack.com | Peter Geoghegan |Max Colbert

By Peter Geoghegan and Max ColbertDonald Trump and US Republican campaigns have received more than $45million (£35m) from donors who have funded an influential network of right-wing think tanks in the UK, a joint investigation by Democracy for Sale and Byline Times has discovered. ‘Tufton Street’ outfits such as the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Global Warming Policy Foundation refuse to declare their donors but known backers include oil and gas firms and leading Tory donors.

Nov 1, 2024 | goodlawproject.org | Max Colbert

When Steve Reed stood up in June, he declared it was “time for change” on the “Conservative sewage scandal”. But since the election, Labour policy on the water industry has gradually softened. And over the same period, Good Law Project can reveal that ministers have held a series of meetings with water bosses which have been kept off the record. Senior officials at the environment department met with water companies nine times between July and September. But no minutes were taken.