Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Home Office bungling, US election, Labour sell outs: This week’s reader comments

 

at 7/26/24 2:16am

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— King Charles’ property empire earns £334,000 from housing benefit

 

at 7/25/24 9:53am

Exclusive: Crown Estate makes record profits after issuing evictions, selling houses and cashing in on benefits

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— Missionary charged with sex crimes tries to legalise homosexuality in Malawi

 

at 7/24/24 8:17am

LGBTIQ activists in Malawi are unhappy that their rights campaign has been joined up with that of alleged sex offender

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— Let's abolish the colonial IMF on its 80th birthday

 

at 7/24/24 4:03am

From Kenya to Pakistan, protesters want the International Monetary Fund to stop exploiting countries in debt crisis

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— US voters want change, Biden’s exit hasn’t fixed that

 

at 7/23/24 7:26am

Communities ravaged by neoliberal capitalism want real change. Why do they think Trump is the man to deliver it?

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— How to fix the UK’s dark money problem

 

at 7/23/24 3:57am

This should be a priority for the new UK government – and here's how it can do it

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— Judge rules Oxford University’s mysterious £10m donor will remain secret

 

at 7/23/24 3:53am

openDemocracy loses fight for transparency over controversial donation to fund new research centre at the university

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— Will Labour tackle the climate crisis?

 

at 7/23/24 2:22am

Starmer is unlikely to bring radical change in most policy areas. But on the climate, there is some cause for optimism

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— The army of private sector secondees who helped Labour win

 

at 7/22/24 5:57am

Private firms have given Labour £1.8m worth of secondments and pro-bono work since 2022. What do they get in return?

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— Join the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on Big Pharma and broken prisons

 

at 7/19/24 2:15am

Plus, should Georgia pivot away from Russia? And what does devastation in Gaza mean for Starmer?

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— Government fails to monitor firms with £4bn contracts to house asylum seekers

 

at 7/18/24 2:59pm

Revealed: Investigation finds Home Office has no complete record of companies housing almost 100,000 asylum seekers

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— The start of NHS privatisation: How Paul Foot shone a light on New Labour

 

at 7/18/24 5:07am

Britain’s top investigative journalist, who died 20 years ago this week, was suspicious of New Labour. Was he right?

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— Millionaire whose firm won £40m PPE contract sexually assaulted staff

 

at 7/17/24 10:02am

Revealed: Chief executive attended work party weeks after being found guilty of assaulting three employees

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— How Big Pharma preys on poor countries – and patients pay the price

 

at 7/17/24 4:25am

New investigation reveals unequal access to life-saving meds across Europe thanks to system that favours the rich

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— In a pivotal election, Georgia’s opposition must look past Russia vs EU

 

at 7/16/24 5:13am

October’s elections could shake eastern Europe. Opposition parties must offer proper statehood and competent governance

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— Devastation in Gaza poses an increasingly serious problem for Starmer

 

at 7/15/24 5:44am

Starmer’s stance on Gaza has already reduced support for Labour – and that will only worsen in the coming months

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— Join the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on the UK election results

 

at 7/12/24 3:35am

What does Starmer’s victory mean for the left? What will Sunak’s legacy be? Every Friday we share your views

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— Nearly 100 prison staff sanctioned for ‘inappropriate’ relationships

 

at 7/11/24 4:31am

‘Overcrowded jails and inexperienced guards’ behind increase in relationships between staff and inmates, experts warn

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— ‘Women have to suffer’: Going undercover in the incel movement

 

at 7/11/24 2:35am

For her book on the global attack on reproductive rights, Sian Norris joined incel forums. What she found was disturbing

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— Lovebombed by lobbyists: How Labour became the party of Big Business

 

at 7/9/24 9:32am

An openDemocracy investigation reveals the secretive mass lobbying campaign that shaped Starmer's policies

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— ‘How do we control Palestinians? We make them feel like we are everywhere’

 

at 7/8/24 3:43am

Chilling new book shows how states like Israel control borders using inhumane, experimental surveillance technology

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— What does Starmer’s victory mean for the left?

 

at 7/5/24 7:31am

Green and independent candidates inflicted a series of blows against the Labour Party

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— Rishi Sunak has presided over a historic defeat. What will his legacy be?

 

at 7/4/24 3:15pm

As Starmer prepares for office, will Sunak be remembered as a failure, a PM who inherited a mess… or just not at all?

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— Rishi Sunak set to preside over a historic defeat. What will his legacy be?

 

at 7/4/24 3:15pm

As exit polls show defeat for PM, will he be remembered as a failure, a PM who inherited a mess… or just not at all?

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— Revealed: The secretive group taking MPs on trips to Israel

 

at 7/4/24 7:54am

Source said visit organised by ELNET for Labour staffers had ‘clear agenda’ to shape policies of next government

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— Labour’s biggest corporate donor Ecotricity accused of ‘greenwashing’

 

at 7/3/24 10:16am

Exclusive: Energy firm making ‘misleading’ claims about ‘neutralising’ gas with carbon credits

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— Labour offers little hope to migrants locked up without end date

 

at 7/3/24 7:26am

Whoever forms the next government is unlikely to end indefinite detention – despite inherent cruelty of practice

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— Labour offers no hope to migrants locked up without end date

 

at 7/3/24 7:26am

Whoever forms the next government is unlikely to end indefinite detention – despite inherent cruelty of practice

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— How will Labour’s new desire to be the party of war shape British politics?

 

at 7/3/24 3:43am

What’s the difference between the defence policies of Labour and Conservatives? Spoiler alert: there isn’t one

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— What would a sensible security policy look like for the UK?

 

at 7/3/24 3:40am

Research shows the public is most worried by domestic threats to the UK. Here's how we could tackle them

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— Why I left the Labour Party after 40 years to stand as an independent

 

at 7/2/24 5:14am

We’re at a dangerous moment in history. We need community advocates to speak out against the march to the right

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— Why I’m standing against Keir Starmer in his constituency

 

at 7/2/24 5:04am

Starmer is offering more of the same. I’m fighting for an economy that works for people, not corporations

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— A new environmental movement is quietly shaking up UK politics

 

at 7/2/24 4:24am

After years of neglect, rural voters are abandoning the Tories and Labour to back a radical green conservation movement

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— Tories lacking transparency: 14 years of undermining Freedom of Information

 

at 7/1/24 8:27am

As openDemocracy publishes new report on state of FOI, here’s how successive prime ministers have increased secrecy

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— Milei's ‘twin extractivism’ reforms threaten Argentina and the planet

 

at 6/28/24 10:03am

Argentina’s debt will grow as Big Tech extracts data and knowledge, forcing state to abuse nature to pay it off

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— The lobbyist connecting Labour’s top team with arms firms and energy bosses

 

at 6/28/24 5:03am

While fighting raged in Gaza in October, top Labour figures met with the CEO of a major supplier of arms to Israel

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— Join the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on MPs’ donations and manifestos

 

at 6/28/24 2:06am

Every Friday we share some of your thoughts on our work. Love an article? Disagree with it entirely? Get in touch!

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— Government secrecy still rife as departments consistently breach FOI deadlines

 

at 6/27/24 5:15am

openDemocracy’s new report reveals that public bodies regularly fail to respond to FOI requests before legal deadline

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— Labour has learned nothing from Tory mistakes on migration

 

at 6/27/24 3:59am

Greens, SNP and Lib Dems all propose largely decent immigration policies. Labour should read them

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— Who’s funding your MP? Here’s how to find out

 

at 6/27/24 3:09am

We trawled through 20 years of data to build a website that allows anyone to quickly see the interests of their MP

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— Farage, Le Pen, Meloni: Europe’s establishment is ushering in the far right

 

at 6/26/24 6:34am

D-Day marked 80th anniversary of end of fascism in Europe. Yet the heirs of Mussolini and Pétin are gaining power

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— Uganda’s U-turn on refugee policy leaves Sudanese asylum seekers stranded

 

at 6/25/24 5:27am

People fleeing war in Sudan feel stuck after Uganda announced change to ‘open door’ policy amid funding crisis

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— The UK doesn’t work for Disabled people. Neither party will change that

 

at 6/24/24 1:32am

So far, we’ve heard more about Starmer and Sunak’s parents than the UK’s 16 million Disabled people

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— Readers’ thoughts: Is it irresponsible to vote independent in a two-horse race?

 

at 6/21/24 2:07am

When the choice is Trump v Biden or Sunak v Starmer, would you vote independent? oD readers share their thoughts

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— Brazilian rape victims who have abortions may face longer in jail than rapists

 

at 6/20/24 4:24am

Proposed law would further limit access to abortion for the 75% of reported rape victims in Brazil who are under 18

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— A Labour win won’t stop shadowy right-wing think tanks influencing policy

 

at 6/20/24 3:26am

Revealed: Labour frontbenchers form close links with think tank behind Sunak’s draconian policing and protest laws

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— Project 2025: The US far-right plan to undermine democracy and rights globally

 

at 6/19/24 3:15am

Influential think tank wants next president to roll back rights in US and abroad – and has drafted policies to do so

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— Labour and Tories fail to commit to exposing universities’ secret donors

 

at 6/17/24 5:30am

Labour didn’t respond to an open letter on universities’ shady donations, while Tories shrugged off responsibility

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— Will Labour’s left-wing purges affect its ability to govern?

 

at 6/17/24 3:41am

Keir Starmer spent the start of the election campaign ridding the party of its left-wingers. Will he regret it?

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— Join the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on Keir Starmer

 

at 6/14/24 4:03am

Every Friday we share some of your thoughts on our work. Love an article? Disagree with it entirely? Get in touch!

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— One seat, two candidates accused of buying their chance to become its MP

 

at 6/13/24 6:28am

How a Labour lobbying boss and a Tory nepo-baby ‘paid’ their way onto the ballot in rural Suffolk

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— A war on two fronts: How the British military fails women who report rapes

 

at 6/13/24 3:16am

Exclusive: Pervasive misogyny means 77% of troops accused of rape are found not guilty in military courts

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— The next government must dismantle our racist asylum system

 

at 6/13/24 1:01am

People of colour face disproportionate abuse in the UK’s asylum system. This racial injustice has to be addressed

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— New reports of harassment emerge against sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos

 

at 6/12/24 7:27am

Women told Brazilian news site of alleged sexual harassment and abuse by the renowned professor, who denies wrongdoing

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— The left has a choice: unite behind Starmer or face Farage rising to power

 

at 6/11/24 3:23am

Democracy is in peril, conservatism is merging with the far right. Labour is our chance for hope

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— Gaza vs Ukraine: A double standard that has broken the world order

 

at 6/10/24 4:47am

What kind of geopolitics are needed to overcome today’s challenges?

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— Inside the lobbying campaign to force Labour’s next U-turn

 

at 6/7/24 4:02am

How the City fought back against Labour’s plan to close a £600m loophole, plus more Labour lobbyists candidates

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— Is Shell’s exit from Nigeria a front to dodge legal responsibilities?

 

at 6/6/24 4:16am

The oil giant is selling its Niger Delta subsidiary – but lending the new owners the money for the purchase

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— Keir Starmer is a liar. We deserve so much better – and we can get it

 

at 6/5/24 3:52am

Whatever you do this election, don’t give up hope. The status quo is depressing – but there are real alternatives

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— Biden’s ceasefire in Gaza is unlikely despite Israel’s fall in global standing

 

at 6/4/24 5:55am

Israel is defiant in the face of increasing criticism from Westerners who may have previously defended the country

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— Minister who owns beef farm approved £5m ad campaign promoting red meat

 

at 6/3/24 3:38am

REVEALED: Public body’s drive to up red meat sales failed to mention health risks, despite privately acknowledging them

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