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WOW 7.5K RESPONSES AND GROWING! Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy? Help#DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share!

A past interview of Syrian activist Mazen al Hamada after he was released and forced out of syria, speeking about the brutal torture and rape that he endured by the Assad regime. his body was found in the Sednaya prison in Damascus. By watching his interview and observing his

British democracy is for sale. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m-t…

'Opus Dei’s penchant for labyrinthine financial structures...meshed perfectly with a Washington political world that runs on blue-chip lobbying.' Peter Geoghegan (Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk) on the clandestine network of a Catholic order the-tls.co.uk/religion/relig…

🚨SCOOP: Wessex Water’s Malaysian owners under investigation for corruption Malaysian anti-corruption investigators have launched probe into YTL Power subsidiary over £700m public contract New on Democracy for Sale by Lucas Amin and me: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-wes…

🚨SCOOP: Ex Electoral Commissioner calls on Keir Starmer to cap individual political donations and ban companies from donating Writing in Democracy for Sale, David Howarth says Musk’s proposed Farage/Reform donations should be a “wake-up call” for PM democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-not-just…

We need to thank ⁦Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk⁩ & Democracy For Sale for pursuing this search for the truth about last government’s treatment of disabled people. John Pring’s recent book exposes the deaths caused. Former ministers need to be held to account. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

A shocking investigation from Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk and Lucas Amin: the last Conservative government spent at least £937,000 on lawyers to fight freedom of information requests 🔍 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-tor…

Friendly reminder that I don't post on here anymore but can find me on 🟦 sky bsky.app/profile/peterg…… Do say hi there!

Some really good news (something sorely lacking in the world!) The absolutely fantastic Jenna Corderoy - one of the finest investigative journalists I know - is joining our growing team at Democracy for Sale. Really exciting!! 😀🎉

Please do complete this short survey. Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk does incredible journalism to show us how our democracy is being sold. Don’t let it happen! democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

I was delighted to join janekinninmont.bsky.social on Disorder Podcast, to discuss a new age of political influence. You can hear my episode at tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty

My kid calls the meglomaniac owner of this platform 'Melon Tusk' Do we want him in charge of delivering journalism? Or can we imagine something better? Me & StructuredStories on why we need a public service journalism revolution now - before it's too late prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/69…

How did Paul Marshall go from Lib Dem donor to right-wing media tycoon? On the podcast, Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk and Thomas Jones explore Marshall’s ‘symbiotic relationship’ with Michael Gove and the changing shape of conservative politics in Britain. Listen here: lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-v…

🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings? It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉 New on Democracy for Sale w/ Lucas Amin democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cumm…

🔴 Remember the £330million contract given to Trump donor Peter Thiel's firm Palantir to build an NHS data platform? Well we've found out that most English hospitals aren't using it - because it's not very good Scoop on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-nh…

🔴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” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/us-antiabort…

🚨 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 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-sho…

🧵 Reform UK promised huge donations - where are they? Excellent digging and analysis from Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk. Reform UK raised £1.48 million between January and March. Of that, £613,000 came from TISUN Investments Ltd—ultimately owned by Richard Tice. open.substack.com/pub/democracyf…