Peter Geoghegan
Investigative Journalist at Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
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2 weeks ago |
democracyforsale.substack.com | Peter Geoghegan
By Peter Geoghegan and Max ColbertNigel Farage has often described himself as ‘pro-choice’ - but this week the Reform leader declared that plans to decriminalise abortion up to 24 weeks are “utterly ludicrous”. Farage’s comments were striking. Not least as the abortion proposals have been backed by a cross-party group of MPs. But the Reform leader is not the only figure on the political right who seems to have a growing interest in Britain’s abortion laws.
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1 month 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 month ago |
democracyforsale.substack.com | Peter Geoghegan
By Nick DeardenThis morning’s news headlines have been dominated by one story: the prospect of a trade deal between the US and the UK. Donald Trump is expected to announce the deal from the White House at 3pm British time. Details of the negotiations have been shrouded in secrecy for months: to ‘protect the national interest’, say Keir Starmer’s ministers this morning as they do the media rounds. But even after this afternoon’s big reveal many questions are likely to remain.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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RT @docrussjackson: 🧵 Reform UK promised huge donations - where are they? Excellent digging and analysis from @PeterKGeoghegan. Reform U…
🚨 New: 'Shocking' scale of Labour’s Big Tech ties In its first 6 months, Labour ministers and top officials met with Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple ans Microsoft an average of *six times a week.* And we’ve got the documents New on Democracy for Sale https://t.co/W6QHZZkQby
🔴NEW: The dark money behind UK's anti-abortion backlash - Key US anti‑abortion lawyer funded Toby Young’s Free Speech Union - Alliance Defending Freedom’s UK spending soars Warnings of “obvious danger” of “importing US toxic far right politics” https://t.co/oStkOcmxiJ
