James Cusick is editor of openMedia at openDemocracy and a former political correspondent at The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. As an experienced member of the lobby, he has previously worked at The Sunday Times and the BBC.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationExclusive: Controversy over key coronavirus role for Boris ‘cycling pal’ Andrew GilliganMinisters claim COVID-19 response is led by science and experts – so why is Gilligan calling up labs to negotiate...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationExclusive: New evidence of child deaths linked to ‘stay at home’ COVID warningsMedical incident logs leaked to openDemocracy show how children are becoming ‘collateral damage’ of the pandemic....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK coronavirus guidance could cause spike in child deaths, doctors warnExperts demand change in public messaging, warning that confused parents are too scared to take sick kids to hospital or GPs.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI’ll tell you what’s ramping up – my anger at the UK government’s disingenuous scriptMinisters talk as if the COVID-19 outbreak is all going to plan. I love escapist fantasy too, but the facts suggest...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Boris Johnson’s Culture Minister under fire over ‘clearly inappropriate’ failure to end relationship with media companyJohn Whittingdale, appointed to ‘whack’ the BBC, accused of ‘clear conflict of interest’ over continuing his...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoris Johnson is not going to ‘win’: Jeremy Corbyn is going to loseThere is nothing in the prime minister’s record to suggest voters trust him with the keys to Number 10. Luckily for...