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How do we defeat the rise of the extreme right in Scotland and Britain?

ANDY Burnham has completed his first week as UK Prime Minister, with the role feeling nearly as temporary as the leader of Scottish Labour.

The National (Scotland)

I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK

The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide

He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK

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Elon Musk wants to give Nigel Farage US$100 million – this is the funding loophole that makes it legal

A £78 million political donation from Elon Musk “will break our democracy”. This was the stark warning from investigative journalist Peter Geoghegan when it was reported that the world’s richest man was preparing a payment of US$100 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform party.

The Conversation

Donors and Starmer’s suits? That’s just a dress rehearsal. Without new probity rules, worse will follow

Labour made big promises while seeking power. It must fulfil them or risk real damage, says Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK

‘Nope, no way’: can the Tories afford to give Frank Hester’s money back?

Unwillingness to hand back £15m in donations despite uproar may show frailty of financial firepower

The Guardian - UK

British political giving is increasingly dominated by the rich – it’s a system ripe for abuse

The next UK general election will be the most expensive ever, says Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK

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Libel claims filed by Kazakhstan charity against UK and US Journalists

Several media outlets are facing an attack after making allegations between the fund of a former president of Kazakhstan and its asset, a UK company.

The National (Scotland)

Four media outlets facing libel claims over Nursultan Nazarbayev reports

Complaints filed by charity named after ex-president reopen the debate over legal action against public interest journalism

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