Articles tagged "corruption"

In Plain Sight, Boris Johnson is Rigging the System to Stay in Power

Weakening the courts, limiting protest, hobbling the elections regulator. If another country did this, what would we call it?

British Medical Association to Issue Damning Critique of Tory Government over Covid-19 Crisis

Chronic neglect of the NHS, poor pandemic preparedness and flawed government policies have contributed to the appalling impact of the Covid-19 crisis in the UK

Stop the Assault on our Democratic Freedoms - United Kingdom

Let’s take a stand against the government’s insidious power grab and its attempts to stifle the voice of civil society

Boris & Tories Refuse to Reveal How Many Times Contact Tracing Turned off on Covid-19 App

Tory government admits it has data but is blocking release, prompting speculation that figure is embarrassing

I Called Out the Prime Minister for Lying & Got Thrown Out of Parliament

Boris Johnson has lied to the country & to the House of Commons repeatedly for years

The Moral Vacuum of English Politics is a Replica of Trump’s America

Britain's death of the gentlemen's agreement. Truth, decency & democracy have little currency in Boris Johnson’s rump Trumpocracy

Boris Johnson Misled MPs Over Unusable PPE

The Government’s most senior Health official has contradicted the Prime Minister’s claims [Boris Johnson lied to MPs]

Corruption - Drug Firms Giving UK MPs ‘Hidden’ Funding, Research Shows

Pharmaceutical industry has a corrupt, “hidden web of policy influence” over dozens of all-party, UK parliamentary groups

Some of Today’s Politicians have Learned Propaganda Tricks from 1930s Fascists, says Yale professor

Democracy is a fragile creation, and the Yale professor and historian of fascism Timothy Snyder should know

Tories Plan to Ban Electoral Commission from Bringing Forward Criminal Prosecution

The Tories announced plans to curb the powers of the Commission which has been investigating the funding of Boris Johnson's flat refurbishment.

Is the UK sleepwalking into authoritarian rule?

Jeremy Cushing on how the government is attacking and undermining the institutions of democracy, Blaine Stothard on ministers’ demands for total conformity of beliefs and values, & Pat Farrington on the Tories’ cynical attempts to keep hold of power

Accusation of Tories Inflaming Culture Wars by Boris Johnson's Former Race Advisor

“There are some people in the government who feel like the right way to win is to pick a fight on the culture war and to exploit division.”