Sorcha Eastwood, Brexit advisor for the Alliance Party, was our guest on today’s show. We’ve been doing a number of interviews with politicians and staff at Stormont over the last few weeks to try and get a better grip of what is going on at Stormont and how much influence the Northern Irish…
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The DUP Dark Money Explained
The mysterious Constitutional Research Council (CRC) was confirmed in February to have donated £435,000 to the DUP (Democratic Unionist Party), of which they routed £425,000 into pro-Brexit ads in London. This spending included a £282,000 advert reading “Take Back Control – Vote To Leave” in the Metro and almost £100,000 worth of campaign merchandise. The donation was made…
The Shady Money That Bankrolled Brexit (Part 1)
The real motivations behind the campaign for Britain to leave the EU were never truly clear during the campaign, though revelations over the subsequent 16 months have given us more and more insight into the true forces at work here. There have been numerous investigations launched into the legality of actions taken by…
Chatter Episode 2 – Niall Bakewell on the DUP “Dark Money” Scandal and Transparency in Politics
Hello and welcome to Chatter, a podcast from thejist.co.uk. Today on the show we are talking to Niall Bakewell from Friends of the Earth. We delve pretty deeply into transparency in politics and political donations and the DUP Dark Money scandal. If you enjoy the show you can share us on Facebook, Twitter,…
