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5 Sep, 14 tweets, 6 min read
While Parliament is in recess you could be forgiven for thinking that the news cycle would have slowed down, but sadly this isn’t so.

As #KeepingTheReceipts week 17 draws to a close, we take a look at the latest on Afghanistan, cash-for-honours, and changes to UK law. THREAD:
1. On Monday it was revealed that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick breached government transparency rules by failing to disclose a meeting with the Conservative lobbying forum:
2. Meanwhile, Dominic Raab faced a grilling from MPs over his luxury holiday to Crete and handling of the crisis in Afghanistan:
3. Hot on the heels of Jenrick, Wednesday followed with news that ex-chancellor Philip Hammond was rebuked by the sleaze watchdog for lobbying for OakNorth Bank:
4. Boris Johnson outraged people across the political spectrum, including Tory back-benchers, by breaking another manifesto pledge in plans to raise National Insurance:
5. And it emerged on Thursday that climate minister and COP26 conference president Alok Sharma voted against measures to prevent climate change 17 times as an MP:
6. As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, reports surfaced that only 1 out of 125 embassy guards promised help to leave the country made it to the UK:
7. On top of that, the Home Office then refused to confirm blanket amnesty for the 3000 Afghan asylum seekers already in the country:
8. And a new being introduced seeks to allow non-dom donors the ability to gift money to the Conservatives for life, as well as attacking voter rights and clipping the wings of the Electoral Commission:
9. Prince Charles once again appeared in headlines, following his long-time aide and toothpaste squeezer Michael Fawcett fixing a CBE for a Saudi Tycoon who gave £1.5m to royal charities:
10. Finally, after the chaos of the PPE cronyism scandal, Health Minister Lord Bethell admitted at least 40 contracts worth a collective £1.2bn “may have” delivered items not fit for purpose:
In the latest @allthecitizens @receiptkeepers newsletter, @McCoolingtons and @MC_00_ ask ‘whose health data is it anyway?’, exploring the latest pause on the NHS Data Grab:
keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/whose-health…
[accompanied by a full write-up from @McCoolingtons in the @Independent]

independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…
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15 Aug
As #KeepingTheReceipts week 14 draws to a close, the long-term ramifications of Brexit and cuts to public services, including the NHS, continue to be felt across the UK, and MPs and Lords face renewed scrutiny over their financial dealings. THREAD:
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31 Jul
Our #KeepingTheReceipts Week 12 is almost over, and centre stage for much of it yet again is the Home Office, as revelations surrounding detention, policing, and the rights of asylum seekers threaten to further impact the most vulnerable in society:
1. Returning to changes to the Official Secrets Act, on Monday further reports covered the potential 14 year sentences for journalists citing “unauthorised disclosures’, with fears of the UK heading towards becoming an ‘authoritarian police state’
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16 Jul
As we conclude #KeepingTheReceipts week 10, cronyism once more takes centre stage after days of new revelations uncovering VIP contracts, donors/political allies elevated to key positions and the Tories pushing through plans to accelerate #NHS privatisation.

Let’s dive in:
1. On Monday Sue Gray, a key witness who played a major role in granting Greensill Capital formal access to Whitehall, was blocked from giving evidence to the PACAC by the Cabinet Office and Michael Gove
2. The same day, it emerged that Cameron had taken a salary of more than $1m a year for just 25 days work, more than $40,000 per day
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9 Jul
It’s been a huge week, and not just for football fans.

In the last 7 days, drastic legislative changes have been brought forward, the unrelenting cronyism at the heart of government continues to be exposed, and cuts threaten thousands of those most at risk.

Let’s recap:
1: The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was passed with a majority of 100, attacking the freedom to peaceful protest, targeting traveller communities and homeless people, and rejecting statutory minimum sentences for rape.
2: The very next day the Home Office published the equally draconian Nationality and Borders Bill, criminalising asylum seekers who enter the UK “irregularly” and those that aid them. It also includes proposals for removing people to “offshore centres”
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7 Jun
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. Image
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:

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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.
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