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Help Us Fix Britain's Broken Democracy

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British democracy is broken. Trust in politics has never been lower - but we have a plan to start fixing the system. And we need your help.

Lobbyists and ‘revolving doors’ in the heart of Westminster. Dirty cash from oligarchs, oil companies and other shady interests bankrolling political campaign. Billions in ‘VIP lane’ contracts for political cronies.

The problems of dark money and secretive lobbying in our politics won’t go away without action. Urgent action.

We’re Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin, two award-winning journalists. We set up Democracy for Sale less than a year ago - but already our investigations on dark money and hidden influence have reached millions and been covered by the Guardian, the Times, FT, the Mirror and many other outlets.

We’ve exposed the links between oil and gas interests, secretive think tanks and political parties. We've forced changes to the rules on lobbyists in Parliament. We've launched court cases to end government secrecy. And we're just getting started.

Now, we need your help. We're a tiny operation, just two journalists doing what we can. We’ve got tons more leads to chase down - but we urgently need to bring in more people with specialised skills to help do this. We’ve got lots more legal cases to launch, too, to force transparency on who's bankrolling our politics - and what they’re getting in return.

To do this, we need to raise £30,000.

That money won't come from billionaire donors, big corporations or political cronies. That’s why we need your support.

If we raise £30,000, we can:
  • Pay journalists and forensic experts to help us uncover the complex financial and business arrangements of key political donors
  • Leverage access to information and others laws to end government secrecy on the issues that matter: from fossil fuel lobbying to public contracts awarded to political donors
  • Develop the way we tell our stories using graphics and video
  • Work with allies across the political spectrum to change the rules governing our politics, and clean up the system

We don’t have offices or HR teams, expensive overheads or legacy costs, which means that all the money we raise will directly fund our vital work exposing dark money and hidden influence.

Together, we can start to fix Britain’s broken democracy. Please join us today!
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Peter Geoghegan
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Lucas Amin
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