
Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics (Paperback)
Peter Geoghegan (author)- We can order this from the publisher

Plunging head first into the world of dark money, misinformation and influence games, Geoghegan’s meticulous and urgent book lays bare the most severe threats to global democracy.
Democracy is in crisis, and unaccountable and untraceable flows of money are helping to destroy it.
Politicians lie gleefully, making wild claims that can be shared instantly with millions of people on social media. Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro and populists in many other countries are the beneficiaries.
Peter Geoghegan is a diligent, brilliant guide through a shadowy world of dark money and digital disinformation stretching from Westminster to Washington, and far beyond.
He shows how antiquated electoral laws are broken with impunity, how secretive lobbying bends our politics out of shape, and how Silicon Valley tech giants have colluded in selling out democracy. Geoghegan investigates politicians, fabulously well-funded partisan think tanks, propagandists who know how to game a rigged system, and the campaigners and regulators valiantly trying to stop them.
Democracy for Sale is the story of how money, vested interests and digital skulduggery are eroding trust in democracy - and a powerful account of what must be done about it.
Publisher: Head of Zeus
ISBN: 9781789546033
Number of pages: 384
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Democracy for Sale forensically exposes the fault lines in our politics, and reveals how they have been exploited by the rich and the powerful to further their own interests' - Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland
'Forensic and highly readable' - Peter Pomerantsev, author of This is Not Propaganda
'As urgent as it is illuminating' - Fintan O'Toole, author of Heroic Failure
'A compelling and very readable story of the ongoing corruption of our government and therefore ourselves' - Anthony Barnett, author of Iron Britannia
'A brilliant description of the dark underbelly of modern democracy: dark money, influence games and the new tactics of the new far-right. Everyone should read it' - Anne Applebaum, author of Gulag
'Peter Geoghegan's investigations into Brexit have been essential reading. Now this urgent, vital book is essential reading for anyone who wants to make sense of our politics' - Carole Cadwalladr
'Investigative journalist and Big Issue contributor Peter Geoghegan has followed the money to uncover the story of how undisclosed donations have infiltrated British politics, undermining public faith in democracy and fuelling the rise of populism across the West' - Big Issue
'Peter Geoghegan's absorbing and disturbing new book is a call to arms for all those who value democracy ... [It is] meticulously researched and highly readable' - Herald
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