The Citizens - KEEPING THE RECEIPTS:
In the Queen’s Speech on 11th May, the Johnson administration laid out its plans to introduce major legislative alterations to the fabric of our democracy; paving the way for voter ID, judicial review, and scrapping fixed parliamentary terms.
In the Queen’s Speech on 11th May, the Johnson administration laid out its plans to introduce major legislative alterations to the fabric of our democracy; paving the way for voter ID, judicial review, and scrapping fixed parliamentary terms.
Following attacks on the freedom to protest, billions in public funds issued to Conservative donors, and numerous breaches of parliamentary norms, @allthecitizens have started #KeepingTheReceipts, cataloguing the attempts to undermine our democracy:
keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/why-keeping-…
keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/why-keeping-…
As US activist @Amy_Siskind wrote when undertaking this same task during the Trump years:
‘experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember’
- this is exactly what we’re going to do.
‘experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember’
- this is exactly what we’re going to do.
https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/802575659180687361?s=20
Our three spreadsheets, listed below, will document the ever-changing landscape around us, day by day, week by week, month by month, as the goalposts shift and our world becomes more unrecognisable.
This twitter feed will share daily individual excerpts from the spreadsheets:
This twitter feed will share daily individual excerpts from the spreadsheets:
DEMOCRACY:
Logging ways government is seeking to undermine the vital mechanisms of democratic accountability and the structure of the political landscape.
Split into categories such as; Law & Order, Media, Immigration, Parliament, Elections and more.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Logging ways government is seeking to undermine the vital mechanisms of democratic accountability and the structure of the political landscape.
Split into categories such as; Law & Order, Media, Immigration, Parliament, Elections and more.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
CRONYISM:
Outlining ongoing instances of cronyism, lobbying, political donations, and cash for access outlined in breaking news reports.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Outlining ongoing instances of cronyism, lobbying, political donations, and cash for access outlined in breaking news reports.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
NHS PRIVATISATION:
Keeping track of the subtle alterations that are being made to our National Health Service and public health data, removing it from our control and handing it over to private enterprise.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Keeping track of the subtle alterations that are being made to our National Health Service and public health data, removing it from our control and handing it over to private enterprise.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
We’ll be expanding on these as time goes on, along with @allthecitizens weekly newsletter on our @SubstackInc including feature articles, profiles, Q&A, guest editors and writers, video, covering a range of relevant topics along this theme.
keepingthereceipts.substack.com
keepingthereceipts.substack.com
So follow keepingthereceipts.substack.com and @receiptkeepers on Twitter to keep up with updates, and @allthecitizens for our weekly summary, and for info on our current projects and crowdsourced efforts in holding government to account.
#KeepingTheReceipts
#KeepingTheReceipts
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