Exclusive: Watchdog probing Starmer aide’s secret lobbying of Tory ministers
openDemocracy findings on Varun Chandra’s activities at Hakluyt prompted official watchdog to launch investigation
Ethan Shone
Revealed: Banking giant threatened to leave UK over mooted tax increase
JP Morgan Chase wrote to Rachel Reeves to lobby against rumoured banking surcharge rise ahead of autumn budget
“We don’t have time for ‘briefcase politics’” - Zack Polanski’s pitch to lead the left
From ‘Rehearsing the Revolution’ to building it for real, Zack Polanski talks to oD about his bid to lead not just the Greens, but the wider progressive movement
Reform backers are importing the US’s ‘big money’ playbook to UK politics
Great British PAC wants to unite the right. To do so, it hopes to Americanise UK politics with help of donors like Elon Musk
Dozens of Tory spads become lobbyists amid ‘unenforceable’ revolving door rules
Many ex-special advisers are advising businesses in fields related to their government role, openDemocracy has found
Jaysley Beck is not alone. We’ve found systemic sexual abuse in UK military
For over a year, openDemocracy has worked to reveal how military enables abuse then closes ranks around perpetrators
The veteran Tory and City lobbyist advising Starmer’s business team
Iain Anderson’s newfound love for Labour has raised eyebrows across Westminster and worried some in the party