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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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22 March 2024News When is the Government allowed to invade your privacy?When is the Government allowed to invade your privacy?
A GPS tag signals the fine balances that must be struck when a Government interferes with our human rights. by Jess O’Thomson
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22 March 2024News It’s Sunak’s attacks on protest that are extremeIt’s Sunak’s attacks on protest that are extreme
The Tories claim they’re defending fundamental rights and freedoms, but they’re ramping up efforts to dismantle our right to protest and freedom of expression. Here’s what you need to know.
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20 March 2024Case Update Palantir’s silence speaks volumes about its smearsPalantir’s silence speaks volumes about its smears
We asked the spytech giant to explain why it was accusing us of misinformation. But it has nothing to say.
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20 March 2024Case Update Breaking out of the gambling industry’s lethal frameBreaking out of the gambling industry’s lethal frame
GambleAware is a charity that claims it helps people keep safe from gambling harms. But you can’t help anyone if you just miss the point.
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19 March 2024Case Update NHS signed Palantir contract – then carried on negotiatingNHS signed Palantir contract – then carried on negotiating
How can a public body sign a contract that isn’t even finished? It’s time for NHS England to come clean over its contract with data giant Palantir.
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16 March 2024News Frank Hester’s firm sponsors organisation chaired by Tory Peer who leapt to his defenceFrank Hester’s firm sponsors organisation chaired by Tory Peer who leapt to his defence
Tory Peer, Lord Marland, who claimed Frank Hester ‘is not a racist’ because he does business abroad, heads a trade organisation which lists The Phoenix Partnership as a ‘strategic partner’ and a ‘platinum’ sponsor for its summits.
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15 March 2024News What does it mean to be dishonest?What does it mean to be dishonest?
A recent Court of Appeal case considers important issues about what ‘dishonesty’ means. by Jess O’Thomson
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12 March 2024News The Tories bought £40m of useless PPE through a pubThe Tories bought £40m of useless PPE through a pub
Medicine Box hooked up with The Plough to land a massive contract. But now the company has dissolved there’s little chance the money wasted on useless coveralls will ever be recovered. By Max Colbert
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09 March 2024News What’s the truth about reconciliation in Northern Ireland?What’s the truth about reconciliation in Northern Ireland?
The Government claims the Legacy Act would promote reconciliation in Northern Ireland. But the Belfast High Court has found ‘the evidence is to the contrary’. by Jess O’Thomson
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07 March 2024News Cory Doctorow: Health data – it isn’t just Palantir or bustCory Doctorow: Health data – it isn’t just Palantir or bust
The huge possibilities that NHS health data affords are beset by huge risks. But handing it all over to companies like Palantir isn’t the only option, says Cory Doctorow.
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05 March 2024Case Update NHS to fill in the blanks on Palantir’s heavily redacted contractNHS to fill in the blanks on Palantir’s heavily redacted contract
Responding to our legal action, NHS England says it will publish details of how personal data will be protected in its contract with Palantir.
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03 March 2024News We’re challenging the Government to put onshore wind back on the mapWe’re challenging the Government to put onshore wind back on the map
Wind power is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy yet England continues to miss out. The Tories must explain why they’re putting up barriers to a sustainable future.
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02 March 2024News Winner of huge public contracts becomes Tories’ biggest ever donorWinner of huge public contracts becomes Tories’ biggest ever donor
A company run by the Tories’ largest donor, Frank Hester, now wants to roll out AI solutions across the NHS. His ‘long conversations’ with the Prime Minister must be disclosed.
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27 February 2024Case Update We’re challenging the Government to build homes fit for the futureWe’re challenging the Government to build homes fit for the future
The Government is putting roadblocks in the way of local councils who want to improve energy efficiency. But we need housing that tackles fuel poverty and the climate crisis.
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24 February 2024Case Update We’ve already won big at the High Court – now we’re arguing for moreWe’ve already won big at the High Court – now we’re arguing for more
We’ve published the Government’s assessments of the risks surrounding its climate strategy. But the Government should never have kept them under wraps.
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23 February 2024News How to build a thriving business? Sell the Government £551m of useless PPEHow to build a thriving business? Sell the Government £551m of useless PPE
Nine companies who bagged massive contracts through the unlawful VIP lane have gone on to build empires on mountains of equipment deemed unfit for use in the NHS.