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UK taxpayers paid for a Ministry of Defence official to spend almost a year working inside elite investment bank Rothschild & Co.
At the same time, the bank has been pushing for a bigger role for private finance in military spending 🧵
UK taxpayers paid for a Ministry of Defence official to spend almost a year working inside elite investment bank Rothschild & Co.
At the same time, the bank has been pushing for a bigger role for private finance in military spending 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨
UK taxpayers paid for a Ministry of Defence official to spend almost a year working inside elite investment bank Rothschild & Co.
At the same time, the bank has been pushing for a bigger role for private finance in military spending 🧵
UK taxpayers paid for a Ministry of Defence official to spend almost a year working inside elite investment bank Rothschild & Co.
At the same time, the bank has been pushing for a bigger role for private finance in military spending 🧵
Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank Rothschild & Co
Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank Rothschild & Co
The secondment, which comes as ministers court private finance, ended on same day we asked the government about it
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January 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank Rothschild & Co
After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
Oil, Trump, an entrenched regime and a discontented populace make for an uncertain future in Venezuela
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January 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
Trump’s $1.5trn gamble: Will endless conflict win midterm votes?
Trump’s $1.5trn gamble: Will endless conflict win midterm votes?
While eyes were on Caracas, US forces launched attacks across three continents. This is a war presidency
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January 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Trump’s $1.5trn gamble: Will endless conflict win midterm votes?
After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
Oil, Trump, an entrenched regime and a discontented populace make for an uncertain future in Venezuela
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January 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
Venezuela and the journey from Monroe’s Doctrine to Trump’s Jungle Law
Venezuela and the journey from Monroe’s Doctrine to Trump’s Jungle Law
The US has a long history of military intervention in Latin America, but never before has it been so brazen
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January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Venezuela and the journey from Monroe’s Doctrine to Trump’s Jungle Law
In a Hindu-Christian city, a Muslim family lights a lamp for Shabbat
In a Hindu-Christian city, a Muslim family lights a lamp for Shabbat
Our hopes for 2026
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January 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
In a Hindu-Christian city, a Muslim family lights a lamp for Shabbat
Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf
Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf
On a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, a survivor tells of their detainment in Libya, which the EU helped to fund
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December 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf
In Ghana’s markets, ‘brotherly bonds’ with Nigeria are being tested
In Ghana’s markets, ‘brotherly bonds’ with Nigeria are being tested
The Ghanaian government has taken a custom and levies approach to a centuries-old 'immigrant trader' phenomenon, that seems impossible to enforce.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In Ghana’s markets, ‘brotherly bonds’ with Nigeria are being tested
‘A flash in the pan’: The end of Gabriel Boric’s government in Chile
‘A flash in the pan’: The end of Gabriel Boric’s government in Chile
Chile’s presidential run-off is looming, and the left’s hopeful, Jeanette Jara, is distancing herself from government
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December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
‘A flash in the pan’: The end of Gabriel Boric’s government in Chile
Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s support?
Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s support?
Horrified by IDF war crimes in Gaza, more Americans are said to support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever
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December 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s support?
UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns
UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering
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December 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns
Revealed: The majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’.
Read the full investigation here ⤵️
Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’
Read the full investigation here ⤵️
Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Revealed: The majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’.
Read the full investigation here ⤵️
Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’
Read the full investigation here ⤵️
Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’
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December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Police take ‘no further action’ in more than half of rape reports
Police take ‘no further action’ in more than half of rape reports
Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’
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December 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Police take ‘no further action’ in more than half of rape reports
Trump, Maduro, and the risks of the unpredictable
Trump, Maduro, and the risks of the unpredictable
Trump’s military campaign and threats of regime change in Venezuela add uncertainty to the country’s democratic future
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December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump, Maduro, and the risks of the unpredictable
With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet
With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet
Last weekend, two very different Your Party conferences took place: the one reported on in the press, and the real one
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December 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet
The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy
The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy
Our politics have changed, but our voting system remains the same – and it’s holding us back
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
The event was a messy, fractious and, at times, tense display of the kind of true democracy missing from UK politics
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December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
Job Opportunity: openDemocracy Tech Reporting Fellowship in Collaboration with Tech Policy Press
Job Opportunity: openDemocracy Tech Reporting Fellowship in Collaboration with Tech Policy Press
An opportunity to work with us
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December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Job Opportunity: openDemocracy Tech Reporting Fellowship in Collaboration with Tech Policy Press
Did Rachel Reeves’ ‘cost of living budget’ deliver for women? Read the full article here ⤵️
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December 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Did Rachel Reeves’ ‘cost of living budget’ deliver for women? Read the full article here ⤵️
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From Reeves to Milei: Is this the brightest future we can imagine?
From Reeves to Milei: Is this the brightest future we can imagine?
Our weekly newsletter
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December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From Reeves to Milei: Is this the brightest future we can imagine?
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts
Birth control shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of contraceptives
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December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts
Farewell, from Beyond Trafficking and Slavery
Farewell, from Beyond Trafficking and Slavery
After 11 years of publishing, the team at Beyond Trafficking and Slavery is moving on to new projects. Thank you for joining us!
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December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Farewell, from Beyond Trafficking and Slavery
In Milei’s Argentina, austerity economics manifests as a mental health crisis
In Milei’s Argentina, austerity economics manifests as a mental health crisis
Drastic cuts to mental health budget and benefits are worsening Argentina’s already fragile emotional well-being
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November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In Milei’s Argentina, austerity economics manifests as a mental health crisis