There are fears that foreign powers can use proxies to channel cash into UK political parties
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New research by Byline Times reveals that billionaire oil magnate Charles Koch – behind hundreds of millions in annual donations promoting climate science disinformation and right-wing causes in the US – has been contributing to academic research in UK institutions
Despots and kleptocrats have their eyes trained on British politics – and our laws are doing little to protect us
Javad Marandi, a major Conservative Party benefactor, is named as a 'person of importance' in a money laundering court case, sparking fresh questions over party donations, Josiah Mortimer reports
On IWD 8th March, we launched a Kickstarter project to raise the money to make a sampler album with eight of the Leicester all-women bands on it. It's an ambitious project, and we're in need of some big inputs in the next two weeks if the Kickstarter is to become successful.
Alan Macleod wades into murky waters to uncover the troubling relationship between the CIA and Georgetown University, one of the nation's most prestigious institutions of higher education.
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On IWD 8th March, we launched a Kickstarter project to raise the money to make a sampler album with eight of the Leicester all-women bands on it. It's an ambitious project, and we're in need of some big inputs in the next two weeks if the Kickstarter is to become successful.
Pressure is mounting on the Johnson-appointed BBC Chairman – but no answers have been forthcoming from him or the corporation, reports Josiah Mortimer
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