Lucas Amin
@lucasamin.bsky.social
Award-winning investigative reporter working with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @ Democracy for Sale.
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So thrilled about this - such a pleasure to work with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So thrilled about this - such a pleasure to work with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social
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🔴 KPMG being paid £8million to encourage English hospitals to adopt Palantir tech
But government refusing to give us info about KPMG deal
Labour MP and campaigners have decried secrecy and called on gov't to "ditch this dirty company”
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But government refusing to give us info about KPMG deal
Labour MP and campaigners have decried secrecy and called on gov't to "ditch this dirty company”
New on DfS:
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UK government withholding details of Palantir contract
KPMG is being paid £8 million to promote Peter Thiel’s tech in NHS hospitals – but we’re being forced to fight for information about this public contract.
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May 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🔴 KPMG being paid £8million to encourage English hospitals to adopt Palantir tech
But government refusing to give us info about KPMG deal
Labour MP and campaigners have decried secrecy and called on gov't to "ditch this dirty company”
New on DfS:
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But government refusing to give us info about KPMG deal
Labour MP and campaigners have decried secrecy and called on gov't to "ditch this dirty company”
New on DfS:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-governm...
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May 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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"The fact that - on top of everything else - Palantir's NHS offer is just not very good does make one wonder about the source of Wes Streeting's enthusiasm for it. And why the hapless Keir Starmer was dragged along to endorse them by Peter Mandelson." open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals
US spy tech firm's £330million software isn't much cop, experts say
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May 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"The fact that - on top of everything else - Palantir's NHS offer is just not very good does make one wonder about the source of Wes Streeting's enthusiasm for it. And why the hapless Keir Starmer was dragged along to endorse them by Peter Mandelson." open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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🔴 Remember the £330million contract given to Trump donor Peter Thiel's firm Palantir to build an NHS data platform?
Well we've found out that most English hospitals aren't using it - because it's not very good
Scoop on Democracy for Sale
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Well we've found out that most English hospitals aren't using it - because it's not very good
Scoop on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...
Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals
US spy tech firm's £330million software isn't much cop, experts say
democracyforsale.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🔴 Remember the £330million contract given to Trump donor Peter Thiel's firm Palantir to build an NHS data platform?
Well we've found out that most English hospitals aren't using it - because it's not very good
Scoop on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...
Well we've found out that most English hospitals aren't using it - because it's not very good
Scoop on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...
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NEW
Uncovering the secrets of ARIA
How an ‘advanced’ scientific body was reduced to claiming environmental information was not ‘environmental information’
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Uncovering the secrets of ARIA
How an ‘advanced’ scientific body was reduced to claiming environmental information was not ‘environmental information’
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Uncovering the secrets of ARIA
How an ‘advanced’ scientific body was reduced to claiming environmental information was not ‘environmental information’
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NEW
Uncovering the secrets of ARIA
How an ‘advanced’ scientific body was reduced to claiming environmental information was not ‘environmental information’
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Uncovering the secrets of ARIA
How an ‘advanced’ scientific body was reduced to claiming environmental information was not ‘environmental information’
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Lovely piece about how the government sought to misuse FoI law, and how the government was defeated.
Enjoy the story.
Enjoy the story.
🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings?
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
Democracy for Sale 1, Dominic Cummings 0
We fought to expose the £800m research agency that Cummings built to escape scrutiny - and we won.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Lovely piece about how the government sought to misuse FoI law, and how the government was defeated.
Enjoy the story.
Enjoy the story.
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Great to see Democracy For Sale validate that ARIA is covered by the environmental information regulations
🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings?
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
Democracy for Sale 1, Dominic Cummings 0
We fought to expose the £800m research agency that Cummings built to escape scrutiny - and we won.
democracyforsale.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Great to see Democracy For Sale validate that ARIA is covered by the environmental information regulations
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Great stuff here from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social and the lengths Tory ministers went to to prevent scrutiny of Cummings's research and innovation project Aria (and how they've been found out). www.aria.org.uk
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Democracy for Sale 1, Dominic Cummings 0
We fought to expose the £800m research agency that Cummings built to escape scrutiny - and we won.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Great stuff here from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social and the lengths Tory ministers went to to prevent scrutiny of Cummings's research and innovation project Aria (and how they've been found out). www.aria.org.uk
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings?
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
Democracy for Sale 1, Dominic Cummings 0
We fought to expose the £800m research agency that Cummings built to escape scrutiny - and we won.
democracyforsale.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings?
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
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Thames Water's chair was suspected by government officials of holding a potentially “conflicted position” when his company made an “unjustified” dividend payment of £37.5m to shareholders
Cracking @lucasamin.bsky.social story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/thames-wat...
Cracking @lucasamin.bsky.social story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/thames-wat...
Thames Water chairman accused of conflict of interest over £37m dividend payment
Government officials were concerned about ‘conflicted position’ of Sir Adrian Montague before massive shareholder payment, documents show
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February 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thames Water's chair was suspected by government officials of holding a potentially “conflicted position” when his company made an “unjustified” dividend payment of £37.5m to shareholders
Cracking @lucasamin.bsky.social story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/thames-wat...
Cracking @lucasamin.bsky.social story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/thames-wat...
SCOOP: Starmer's AI guru was advising Hakluyt's AI investment fund while writing the govt's AI 'action plan' democracyforsale.substack.com/p/starmers-t...
Starmer’s top AI advisor did not declare role at Hakluyt AI investment fund
Exclusive: Concerns that government’s flagship AI policy “could be directed by vested interests”
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January 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
SCOOP: Starmer's AI guru was advising Hakluyt's AI investment fund while writing the govt's AI 'action plan' democracyforsale.substack.com/p/starmers-t...
Wessex Water’s Malaysian owners under investigation for corruption
Malaysian anti-corruption investigators have launched probe into YTL Power subsidiary over £700m public contract
New on Democracy for Sale by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
and me
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Malaysian anti-corruption investigators have launched probe into YTL Power subsidiary over £700m public contract
New on Democracy for Sale by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
and me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-w...
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Wessex Water’s Malaysian owners under investigation for corruption
Malaysian anti-corruption investigators have launched probe into YTL Power subsidiary over £700m public contract
New on Democracy for Sale by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
and me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-w...
Malaysian anti-corruption investigators have launched probe into YTL Power subsidiary over £700m public contract
New on Democracy for Sale by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
and me
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-w...
hi @werahobhouse.bsky.social could you follow so I can dm a press query please?
December 10, 2024 at 3:03 PM
hi @werahobhouse.bsky.social could you follow so I can dm a press query please?
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Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
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December 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
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🚨SCOOP: UK government spent £450MILLION subsiding bills at one of Britain’s worst performing water companies
While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea
New on Democracy for Sale
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While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea
New on Democracy for Sale
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Revealed: Government gave £450m in subsidies to sewage-dumping water firm
New documents show government handed taxpayer cash to South West Water while the company paid out billions to shareholders and dumped raw sewage into the ocean
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November 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM
🚨SCOOP: UK government spent £450MILLION subsiding bills at one of Britain’s worst performing water companies
While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...
While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...
SCCOP: the Government has given £450m in subsidies to a sewage-dumping water firm that paid out billions to shareholders. New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g... @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
Revealed: Government gave £450m in subsidies to sewage-dumping water firm
New documents show government handed taxpayer cash to South West Water while the company paid out billions to shareholders and dumped raw sewage into the ocean
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM
SCCOP: the Government has given £450m in subsidies to a sewage-dumping water firm that paid out billions to shareholders. New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g... @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Here now @direthoughts.com and hello, world :)
Interesting story in tomorrow's Obs from @shantidas.bsky.social and Lucas Amin (not here?) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory Foreign Office minister used official visit to Azerbaijan to promote party donor’s business
Leo Docherty posed on one of Lord Bamford’s JCB diggers in Baku when the company wanted to ‘raise their profile’ in the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Here now @direthoughts.com and hello, world :)
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🚨 SCOOP: Tory foreign minister minister used official visit to Azerbaijan to promote party donor’s business
Leo Docherty used trip to Baku to promote JCB, whose owners the Bamfords have given millions to the Conservatives
New on Democracy for Sale:
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Leo Docherty used trip to Baku to promote JCB, whose owners the Bamfords have given millions to the Conservatives
New on Democracy for Sale:
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Tory minister used official visit to Azerbaijan to promote party donor’s business
Exclusive: Foreign office minister Leo Docherty posed on one of Lord Bamford’s JCB diggers in Baku when the company wanted to ‘raise their profile’ in the country.
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:47 PM
🚨 SCOOP: Tory foreign minister minister used official visit to Azerbaijan to promote party donor’s business
Leo Docherty used trip to Baku to promote JCB, whose owners the Bamfords have given millions to the Conservatives
New on Democracy for Sale:
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Leo Docherty used trip to Baku to promote JCB, whose owners the Bamfords have given millions to the Conservatives
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/tory-minis...