military spending

Anduril: Trump-linked US defence firm eyes UK military contracts

Drone maker Anduril is backed by Peter Thiel, counts Donald Trump Jr. as an investor, and is one of four firms selected for the MoD’s new “wingman” project

By Ethan Shone

/ 21 Aug 2026

Labour

Angela Rayner takes cash from war-profiteering advisory firm

Signum Global Advisories helps its clients land deals in war-ravaged regions like Ukraine, Syria, and the UK’s Labour party.

By Ethan Shone

/ 21 Aug 2026

Climate Breakdown

Climate Breakdown is here: Why won’t governments act?

By Paul Rogers

/ 21 Aug 2026

Climate Breakdown is here: Why won’t governments act?

Climate Breakdown

When the climate crisis reaches the supermarket shelf

By Lucy Antal

/ 20 Aug 2026

When the climate crisis reaches the supermarket shelf

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Trump Jr.’s UK Drones, Burnham-Rayner’s Donors

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 22 August 2026

By openDemocracy

/ 22 Aug 2026

Labour

Labour’s biggest donors backed Burnham for PM, disclosures reveal

Scandal-ridden think tank Labour Together and its donors swung behind Burnham after Makerfield by-election

By Ethan Shone

/ 19 Aug 2026

Political violence

How we twist political violence to self-defence

Political violence – that is, violence committed to challenge, attain or retain political power – is on the rise in democracies.

By Alison Goldsworthy

/ 17 Aug 2026

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Two Exclusives! Farage’s Crypto Connection + Burnham’s AI Adviser

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 15 August 2026

By openDemocracy

/ 15 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappin

New investigation into Scientologist and QAnon enthusiast John Mappin raises fresh questions about Farage's allies

By Sian Norris, Tom Ball and George Greenwood

/ 15 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappin

England is burning: We must fix our fragile food system

Without rapid action, we will struggle to put food on shelves as the climate becomes ever more inhospitable

By Martin Lines

/ 14 Aug 2026

England is burning: We must fix our fragile food system

From Gaza to Trump, the age of ‘Big Security’ is here

New book examines rise of ‘liddism’, as global leaders seek to contain threats through force, surveillance and control

By Paul Rogers

/ 14 Aug 2026

From Gaza to Trump, the age of ‘Big Security’ is here

Burnham’s AI head secretly briefed tech giants at No 10 adviser’s investment firm

Revealed: Chair of new AI taskforce Ollie Ilott failed to declare Hakluyt meeting while at Science and Tech Department

By Ethan Shone

/ 14 Aug 2026

Burnham’s AI head secretly briefed tech giants at No 10 adviser’s investment firm

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This is the first episode of our new narrative non-fiction podcast, How to Find Queer Elders that follows the life-affirming journey of Awo Dufie, a 23 year-old trans woman from Ghana, in her quest to find queer elders at a time when LGBTQI lives across Africa are violently rendered invisible.