Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics (Paperback)

'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

'A damning insight into the dark money which underpins huge areas of global politics ... A dispiriting read, exposing a rot which seems to have spread throughout politics across the western world and whose stranglehold appears to be growing. This is was makes it so vital ... Geoghegan's words are those of someone who is prepared to keep fighting to defend and revitalise what shadows of democracy still remain' - Scotsman

'A fine book. It's a compulsively readable, carefully researched account of how a malignant combination of rightwing ideology, secretive money (much of it from the US) and weaponisation of social media have shaped contemporary British (and to a limited extent, European) politics ... [A] remarkable book' - Observer

'Its lucid and compelling narrative explores the likes of disinformation, propaganda, and the way in which technology's rapid evolution renders legislative and regulatory frameworks redundant. At the heart of it all, of course, is money, and Geoghegan offers a perceptive analysis of how the US and British systems differ, and how they compare' - Scotsman

'We are only at the beginning of understanding how the 21st-century confluence of opaque money, extreme politics and digital technology has frayed our democracy. This book is an important part of that process. We are a long way from having viable solutions, but we owe a debt to relentless journalists like Geoghegan for starting the work of rooting out the source of stench before it overwhelms us' - irish Times Weekend

'A shocking 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' - Irish Times Weekend

'[Democracy for Sale] should be the most discussed political book of the year. It is by turns balanced, authoritative, revelatory and scandalous. As the web and unsourced money twist elections, the subject could not be more urgent' - Observer

'A damning insight into the dark money which underpins huge areas of global politics ... Enlightening and alarming ... Geoghegan's words are those of someone who is prepared to keep fighting to defend and revitalise what shadows of democracy still remain' - Scotsman