Peter Geoghegan, investigative journalist on corruption on the cheap: inside Britain's political influence machine

Welcome to my new podcast, “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY.” In this fifth episode, I’m joined by Peter Geoghegan former editor of Open Democracy, an investigative journalist and writer, who now runs “Democracy for Sale”  https://democracyforsale.substack.com/about

 

Peter reveals how the Brexit campaign in Sunderland sparked his interest in exposing dark money and political fraud—and why he believes Britain is doing corruption on the cheap.

 

We explore how money quietly seeps into the bloodstream of British policy, the rise of think tanks that claim to be “neutral observers” but, in reality, act as “effectively corporate lobbyists”, blurring the lines between lobbying, media, and politics.

 

And there’s the international connections between - Tufton Street and K Street in Washington DC - and how “what we're seeing now is a manifestation something that has existed below the surface for a long time”. 

 

Plus, we touch on the unexpected former friendship between George Soros and Sir Paul Marshall.

 

“The anonymity isn't just a hangover or something that one or two donors mightn't like. It's absolutely pivotal to be able to do this work.”

 

Please do check out my latest book, A Dead Cat On Your Table – available online and in all good book shops.

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