Peter Geoghegan

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YouTube video by Democracy for Sale We went undercover to buy access to MPs

WOW c 10k people have now watched Democracy for Sale's video about our new undercover investigation, with Led By Donkeys.

An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱

Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...

No idea what is and isn’t beyond the pale any longer

At the launch of U.K. anti corruption strategy 2025 (launched, eh, a couple of weeks before end of 2025).

David Lammy giving keynote address

Am here representing Democracy for Sale - probably highest concentration of D4S readers anywhere seems to be in this room!

YouTube video by Democracy for Sale We went undercover to buy access to MPs

WOW c 10k people have now watched Democracy for Sale's video about our new undercover investigation, with Led By Donkeys.

An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱

Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...

*competition even!!

Hahaha damn that autocorrect!!! (And thanks for the kind words!)

Never thought I’d say this but as a Hibs fan (albeit far flung these days) am glad to see Hearts winning at Celtic today. Scottish football badly needs the completion

PolitlcsUK Twitter account has c 400k followers. Labour ministers often give exclusive interviews

But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100

Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'

Evergreen tweet (at least for the next month)

*when

The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II

For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated

What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

Oh we’ve got a petition on that too! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Stop foreign interference in British politics British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...

There's a new petition on @38degrees.bsky.social calling for urgent reform to Britain's lobbying laws.

Be great if folks can sign it and share! Thanks! 😀

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Our ex-Tory MP sting shows just how weak Britain’s lobbying laws are The “cash for access” operation we uncovered is just the tip of the iceberg. Government needs to act — now.

As Democracy for Sale revealed - with Led by Donkeys - Howlett used his Westminster connections to secure access for our fake Chinese interest to Labour MPs and even ministers

None of his had to be registered.

We need proper lobbying laws - urgently

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/our-ex-tor...

As @jim.londoncentric.media points out PolitlcsUK (yes, with an 'l') doesn't mention that it's run by an ex Tory MP turned lobbyist and Tory shadow minister Andrew Rosindell’s office manager.

But it does run interviews with Rosindell (and many others.)

PolitlcsUK Twitter account has c 400k followers. Labour ministers often give exclusive interviews

But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100

Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'

As someone posted in reply to this, there is something very Brexity about Bazball - including the complete, repeated, denial of reality

There’s a lot in this take….

This ashes feels even worse for all the England big talk before hand

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

"New research from Democracy for Sale shows that three-quarters of all donations to Reform have come from just three men: Christopher Harborne, Jeremy Hosking and Richard Tice."

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo... via @petergeoghegan.bsky.social

Financially corrupt *and* morally corrupt

Some people can achieve world leading levels of corruption in one sphere, or the other

Only FIFA can really hit the dizzying heights in both

Donald Trump awarded controversial Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw The US president, who was beaten to the Nobel Peace Prize by Venezuelan democracy campaigner Maria Corina Machado, was presented with Fifa’s hastily arranged new award

FIFA really is the most corrupt organisation in the world

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Donald Trump awarded controversial Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw The US president, who was beaten to the Nobel Peace Prize by Venezuelan democracy campaigner Maria Corina Machado, was presented with Fifa’s hastily arranged new award

FIFA really is the most corrupt organisation in the world

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

This is why we need to cap political donations - do sign the petition!

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

This is why we need to cap political donations in the elections bill

If you agree, sign the petition! And do share! thanks!

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history

75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men

Is this what democracy looks like?

New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

As this from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and the Democracy for Sale team shows, by not acting on a donations cap, Labour are sowing the seeds of their own electoral destruction. Utterly idiotic. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history

75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men

Is this what democracy looks like?

New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...