Gary Godfrey
@transparencyfirst.org
Developer of Transparency First, The UK Parliament declarations of interest analysis tool.
www.transparencyfirst.org/about
...and hey! Let's be skeptical out there.
www.transparencyfirst.org/about
...and hey! Let's be skeptical out there.
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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Gary Godfrey
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Reposted by Gary Godfrey
What I find disturbing is that they are allowed to use the term "Gaming", but I don't see the UK Parliament getting a grip of them while they have links into Parliament like this.
www.transparencyfirst.org/entity_view/...
www.transparencyfirst.org/entity_view/...
July 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What I find disturbing is that they are allowed to use the term "Gaming", but I don't see the UK Parliament getting a grip of them while they have links into Parliament like this.
www.transparencyfirst.org/entity_view/...
www.transparencyfirst.org/entity_view/...
New feature on Transparency First!
Registered users can now activate a weekly notification summarising all changes to politicians, e.g. Labour MPs standing against the party leader or Reform MPs embroiled in corruption allegations.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Registered users can now activate a weekly notification summarising all changes to politicians, e.g. Labour MPs standing against the party leader or Reform MPs embroiled in corruption allegations.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
www.transparencyfirst.org
July 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New feature on Transparency First!
Registered users can now activate a weekly notification summarising all changes to politicians, e.g. Labour MPs standing against the party leader or Reform MPs embroiled in corruption allegations.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Registered users can now activate a weekly notification summarising all changes to politicians, e.g. Labour MPs standing against the party leader or Reform MPs embroiled in corruption allegations.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Is an electrician turning off the leccy in your building tomorrow?
Why not pop in to Jelly Liverpool and say hello?
They have juice at The Science Park, both kinds.
Why not pop in to Jelly Liverpool and say hello?
They have juice at The Science Park, both kinds.
This coming Thursday 20th February join us at Liverpool Science Park - right next to the Catholic Cathedral.
Meet up with fellow homeworkers, freelancers and generally people who don't have or want an office to work from - so many people just come for the social element.😀
#FreelancerLife
Meet up with fellow homeworkers, freelancers and generally people who don't have or want an office to work from - so many people just come for the social element.😀
#FreelancerLife
July 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Is an electrician turning off the leccy in your building tomorrow?
Why not pop in to Jelly Liverpool and say hello?
They have juice at The Science Park, both kinds.
Why not pop in to Jelly Liverpool and say hello?
They have juice at The Science Park, both kinds.
I'm roaming down to Liverpool Library for Makefest. It's all about land at Ignite today..
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
July 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I'm roaming down to Liverpool Library for Makefest. It's all about land at Ignite today..
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
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Over 7,000 people have asked Google and Apple to stop putting profit before children's safety.
Will you join them?
goodlawproject.org/petition/tim...
Will you join them?
goodlawproject.org/petition/tim...
It’s time for app stores to ban fake age ratings
Google and Apple must stop making cash out of conning kids and their parents through fake app store age ratings. Join our fight!
goodlawproject.org
July 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Over 7,000 people have asked Google and Apple to stop putting profit before children's safety.
Will you join them?
goodlawproject.org/petition/tim...
Will you join them?
goodlawproject.org/petition/tim...
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We're at Liverpool Central Library today (Saturday 5th July 9am - 5pm), as part of Liverpool MakeFest. Come and have a chat.
And don't miss Mike G's newly finished, completely hand latch-hooked, Very Large Rug (3.12m x 4.05m) on the first floor!
#LpoolMakeFest #Makers
And don't miss Mike G's newly finished, completely hand latch-hooked, Very Large Rug (3.12m x 4.05m) on the first floor!
#LpoolMakeFest #Makers
July 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
We're at Liverpool Central Library today (Saturday 5th July 9am - 5pm), as part of Liverpool MakeFest. Come and have a chat.
And don't miss Mike G's newly finished, completely hand latch-hooked, Very Large Rug (3.12m x 4.05m) on the first floor!
#LpoolMakeFest #Makers
And don't miss Mike G's newly finished, completely hand latch-hooked, Very Large Rug (3.12m x 4.05m) on the first floor!
#LpoolMakeFest #Makers
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🧵 Just finished reading Upgrading Democracy by @pollycurtis.bsky.social at @demos-uk.bsky.social .
It’s a sharp, hopeful intervention in the face of democratic breakdown, and it aligns in profound ways with the epistemic collapse I’ve been tracking in my own work.
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
It’s a sharp, hopeful intervention in the face of democratic breakdown, and it aligns in profound ways with the epistemic collapse I’ve been tracking in my own work.
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
July 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🧵 Just finished reading Upgrading Democracy by @pollycurtis.bsky.social at @demos-uk.bsky.social .
It’s a sharp, hopeful intervention in the face of democratic breakdown, and it aligns in profound ways with the epistemic collapse I’ve been tracking in my own work.
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
It’s a sharp, hopeful intervention in the face of democratic breakdown, and it aligns in profound ways with the epistemic collapse I’ve been tracking in my own work.
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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New blog post on recent news in MP register of interests land www.mysociety.org/2025/07/02/w...
WhoFundsThem Update: July 2025
Recently declared freebies, cash for questions paper trails, paid membership of APPGs, and how we can help the public set the rules of the game.
www.mysociety.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New blog post on recent news in MP register of interests land www.mysociety.org/2025/07/02/w...
Makers, get down to MakeFest and party.
Join us at DoES Liverpool for the Liverpool MakeFest After Party 2025! Let's celebrate another successful event together once the public has gone home. Don't miss out on the fun - Saturday, July 5th at 6:00 PM. Get your tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1433050555...
#LiverpoolMakeFest #LivMF25
www.eventbrite.com/e/1433050555...
#LiverpoolMakeFest #LivMF25
Liverpool MakeFest After Party 2025
Once the public have gone home, and the kit is all packed away, join us at DoES Liverpool to celebrate another successful Liverpool MakeFest
www.eventbrite.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Makers, get down to MakeFest and party.
We have just implemented some long overdue filtering options on Transparency First. Read about them and sign-up here...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
www.transparencyfirst.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We have just implemented some long overdue filtering options on Transparency First. Read about them and sign-up here...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Reposted by Gary Godfrey
🤫 new stickers in the works for our Django Software Foundation donors www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/ Come get them at #EuroPython / #DjangoConAfrica / #DjangoConUS!
June 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
🤫 new stickers in the works for our Django Software Foundation donors www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/ Come get them at #EuroPython / #DjangoConAfrica / #DjangoConUS!
Bored of sitting in the house working on your own?
Get to Jelly Liverpool tomorrow, 19th June, at The Liverpool Science Park.
It's by "Paddy's Wigwam" (I'm Scouse, of Catholic heritage, and a friend of The First Nations) for some IRL social networking in the sunshine.
Jelly, it's good for you.
Get to Jelly Liverpool tomorrow, 19th June, at The Liverpool Science Park.
It's by "Paddy's Wigwam" (I'm Scouse, of Catholic heritage, and a friend of The First Nations) for some IRL social networking in the sunshine.
Jelly, it's good for you.
This coming Thursday 20th February join us at Liverpool Science Park - right next to the Catholic Cathedral.
Meet up with fellow homeworkers, freelancers and generally people who don't have or want an office to work from - so many people just come for the social element.😀
#FreelancerLife
Meet up with fellow homeworkers, freelancers and generally people who don't have or want an office to work from - so many people just come for the social element.😀
#FreelancerLife
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Bored of sitting in the house working on your own?
Get to Jelly Liverpool tomorrow, 19th June, at The Liverpool Science Park.
It's by "Paddy's Wigwam" (I'm Scouse, of Catholic heritage, and a friend of The First Nations) for some IRL social networking in the sunshine.
Jelly, it's good for you.
Get to Jelly Liverpool tomorrow, 19th June, at The Liverpool Science Park.
It's by "Paddy's Wigwam" (I'm Scouse, of Catholic heritage, and a friend of The First Nations) for some IRL social networking in the sunshine.
Jelly, it's good for you.
Reposted by Gary Godfrey
Call for Speakers: Who Owns the Land?
5th July
We’re inviting speakers to contribute to an event exploring the history and future of land ownership in the UK — a subject that touches on everything from power and privilege to housing, environment, and justice
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
5th July
We’re inviting speakers to contribute to an event exploring the history and future of land ownership in the UK — a subject that touches on everything from power and privilege to housing, environment, and justice
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
Ignite Futures – Who owns the land? | Ignite Liverpool
igniteliverpool.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Call for Speakers: Who Owns the Land?
5th July
We’re inviting speakers to contribute to an event exploring the history and future of land ownership in the UK — a subject that touches on everything from power and privilege to housing, environment, and justice
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
5th July
We’re inviting speakers to contribute to an event exploring the history and future of land ownership in the UK — a subject that touches on everything from power and privilege to housing, environment, and justice
igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/igni...
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Free training course! 📣
Learn about the 3 STEP approach for #STEM educators working to promote social justice and equity, developed by UCL experts @makingspaces.bsky.social
Join us and help more underserved communities access #STEM.
Email claire@djangogirls.org to apply
Learn about the 3 STEP approach for #STEM educators working to promote social justice and equity, developed by UCL experts @makingspaces.bsky.social
Join us and help more underserved communities access #STEM.
Email claire@djangogirls.org to apply
May 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Free training course! 📣
Learn about the 3 STEP approach for #STEM educators working to promote social justice and equity, developed by UCL experts @makingspaces.bsky.social
Join us and help more underserved communities access #STEM.
Email claire@djangogirls.org to apply
Learn about the 3 STEP approach for #STEM educators working to promote social justice and equity, developed by UCL experts @makingspaces.bsky.social
Join us and help more underserved communities access #STEM.
Email claire@djangogirls.org to apply
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Our next🔧Hack the Space day🪛and Community meeting is this Sunday 1st June. Please come along for either or both if you can!
Space hacking from 10am & community meeting from 1-3pm. Join the meeting remotely via this link: ca.meet.coop/b/adr-ctr-trg
Agenda and minutes here:
github.com/DoESLiverpoo...
Space hacking from 10am & community meeting from 1-3pm. Join the meeting remotely via this link: ca.meet.coop/b/adr-ctr-trg
Agenda and minutes here:
github.com/DoESLiverpoo...
Home Room
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ca.meet.coop
May 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Our next🔧Hack the Space day🪛and Community meeting is this Sunday 1st June. Please come along for either or both if you can!
Space hacking from 10am & community meeting from 1-3pm. Join the meeting remotely via this link: ca.meet.coop/b/adr-ctr-trg
Agenda and minutes here:
github.com/DoESLiverpoo...
Space hacking from 10am & community meeting from 1-3pm. Join the meeting remotely via this link: ca.meet.coop/b/adr-ctr-trg
Agenda and minutes here:
github.com/DoESLiverpoo...
This week we have 2 new member of the Lords;
Lord Hart of Tenby, formerly Simon Hart of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
-and-
Baroness Shawcross–Wolfson, or Eleanor Shawcross (former advisor to Rishi Sunak.)
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
Lord Hart of Tenby, formerly Simon Hart of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
-and-
Baroness Shawcross–Wolfson, or Eleanor Shawcross (former advisor to Rishi Sunak.)
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
www.transparencyfirst.org
May 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This week we have 2 new member of the Lords;
Lord Hart of Tenby, formerly Simon Hart of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
-and-
Baroness Shawcross–Wolfson, or Eleanor Shawcross (former advisor to Rishi Sunak.)
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
Lord Hart of Tenby, formerly Simon Hart of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
-and-
Baroness Shawcross–Wolfson, or Eleanor Shawcross (former advisor to Rishi Sunak.)
www.transparencyfirst.org/politician_v...
Doing today at DoES with Jelly Liverpool coworking group.
Fifth Thursday in May, it's Jelly does #DoubleDoES.
Fifth Thursday in May, it's Jelly does #DoubleDoES.
May 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Doing today at DoES with Jelly Liverpool coworking group.
Fifth Thursday in May, it's Jelly does #DoubleDoES.
Fifth Thursday in May, it's Jelly does #DoubleDoES.
The Lords' declaration feed is back this weekend.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Subscribers to any Lords' members will see lots of changes in their subscription report tomorrow. This is due to the removal of three categories of declaration in the V14 House of Lords Code of Conduct.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Subscribers to any Lords' members will see lots of changes in their subscription report tomorrow. This is due to the removal of three categories of declaration in the V14 House of Lords Code of Conduct.
May 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Lords' declaration feed is back this weekend.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Subscribers to any Lords' members will see lots of changes in their subscription report tomorrow. This is due to the removal of three categories of declaration in the V14 House of Lords Code of Conduct.
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Subscribers to any Lords' members will see lots of changes in their subscription report tomorrow. This is due to the removal of three categories of declaration in the V14 House of Lords Code of Conduct.
Reposted by Gary Godfrey
Westminster's business appointments watchdog Acoba has *no power* to sanction forward ministers who break its rules. Even Acoba's former chair has described it as "toothless".
So where is the ethics and integrity commission that Keir Starmer promised?
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/conservati...
So where is the ethics and integrity commission that Keir Starmer promised?
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/conservati...
Conservative defence minister joins Peter Thiel’s Palantir
Calls for action as trio of ex-defence ministers take up lucrative private sector jobs, including with US spy tech firm that’s helping Trump deport migrants
democracyforsale.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Westminster's business appointments watchdog Acoba has *no power* to sanction forward ministers who break its rules. Even Acoba's former chair has described it as "toothless".
So where is the ethics and integrity commission that Keir Starmer promised?
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/conservati...
So where is the ethics and integrity commission that Keir Starmer promised?
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/conservati...
Looking for inspiration as a sole trader, independent small business, or just want to get creative? Come to Jelly Liverpool this Thursday 8th May, at @doesliverpool.com
We're well-connected, enthusiastic, tech-savvy and have very strong coffee. ☕️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cowor...
We're well-connected, enthusiastic, tech-savvy and have very strong coffee. ☕️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cowor...
Free Coworking and Business Networking at Does Liverpool
So what is Jelly about?
For those who work independently or remotely, Jelly is an environment where they can broaden your network
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Looking for inspiration as a sole trader, independent small business, or just want to get creative? Come to Jelly Liverpool this Thursday 8th May, at @doesliverpool.com
We're well-connected, enthusiastic, tech-savvy and have very strong coffee. ☕️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cowor...
We're well-connected, enthusiastic, tech-savvy and have very strong coffee. ☕️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cowor...
We're making adjustments at Transparency First to cope with the Code of Conduct changes in the House of Lords.
First phase; switch off the old code and reprocess the data we captured before the changes filtered into their API.
For more details...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
First phase; switch off the old code and reprocess the data we captured before the changes filtered into their API.
For more details...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Something seems to have changed on the Members Registered Interest API that has caused some issues at Transparency Towers.
The field that has represented the category ID for the last couple of years is now a record ID of some sort.
members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/...
The field that has represented the category ID for the last couple of years is now a record ID of some sort.
members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/...
May 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We're making adjustments at Transparency First to cope with the Code of Conduct changes in the House of Lords.
First phase; switch off the old code and reprocess the data we captured before the changes filtered into their API.
For more details...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
First phase; switch off the old code and reprocess the data we captured before the changes filtered into their API.
For more details...
www.transparencyfirst.org/site_news_ar...
Can't stand the heat? Join us for a chilled coworking day at Jelly Liverpool. We're at the Novotel today.
This Thursday .....
Fed up of working from the office?
Fed up of working from Home?
Then, join us this Thursday for our easy going Coworking at @novotellivpaddingtonvillage
Join us for an hour or stay all day!
🔎Novotel Paddington Village
⏰9am till 5pm
⏰ 7th November 2024
💲Free - Just turn up
Fed up of working from the office?
Fed up of working from Home?
Then, join us this Thursday for our easy going Coworking at @novotellivpaddingtonvillage
Join us for an hour or stay all day!
🔎Novotel Paddington Village
⏰9am till 5pm
⏰ 7th November 2024
💲Free - Just turn up
May 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Can't stand the heat? Join us for a chilled coworking day at Jelly Liverpool. We're at the Novotel today.
"It is clear that Westminster has narrow and ineffective
lobbying regulations, making it the international outlier.
This regime undermines trust in our political system and leaves it open to scandal."
Read the full report here...
lobbying regulations, making it the international outlier.
This regime undermines trust in our political system and leaves it open to scandal."
Read the full report here...
Last week we held a parliamentary roundtable to discuss our new No Rules Britannia? report.
Hosted by Phil Brickell MP and chaired by Kieran Smith, companies reporter at the FT, we were joined by MPs, campaigners, academics, and others to explore lobbying reform.
Read the report: bit.ly/4jmzw7Z
Hosted by Phil Brickell MP and chaired by Kieran Smith, companies reporter at the FT, we were joined by MPs, campaigners, academics, and others to explore lobbying reform.
Read the report: bit.ly/4jmzw7Z
May 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
"It is clear that Westminster has narrow and ineffective
lobbying regulations, making it the international outlier.
This regime undermines trust in our political system and leaves it open to scandal."
Read the full report here...
lobbying regulations, making it the international outlier.
This regime undermines trust in our political system and leaves it open to scandal."
Read the full report here...