
Russell Scott is a freelance investigative journalist and a finalist at the 2019 British Journalism Awards
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTory donor Lord Ashcroft’s outsourcing firm lands £350m vaccination contract
Medacs Healthcare is part of a group whose largest shareholder is Michael Ashcroft – who has given millions to the...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Former Tory chairman was secretly appointed as COVID advisor
Role for former Conservative chairman and corporate lobbyist Andrew Feldman prompts fresh concerns about privileged...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: ‘Failing’ Serco won another £57m COVID contract without competition
As Serco's share price soars, government accused of "shovelling huge sums of public money to a handful of...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationGovernment accused of ‘cronyism’ after Tory councillor wins £156m COVID contract
Stroud councillor Steve Dechan ran a small, loss-making firm distributing medical devices. Documents show it signed...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationCummings and Gove allies won fresh COVID contract for A-level crisis work
Exclusive: Government accused of wasting taxpayer money after Public First landed contract without competition to...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Boris Johnson under fire over ‘personal’ meeting with Russian oligarch during COVID-19 pandemic
Prime minister met Evgeny Lebedev’s company days after telling the British public to avoid ‘non-essential contact’....