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Our [[UndercoverResearch Portal]] investigates corporate and police spying on activists. It aims to make public the stories about the undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades.[[UndercoverResearch Portal| Read more]] [[File:URG_logo_2.png|right|370px]]
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[[File:URG_logo_2.png|right|280px]] <br>The [[UndercoverResearch Portal]] investigates corporate and police spying on activists. It aims to make public the stories about the undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades.[[UndercoverResearch Portal| Read more]]  
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Powerbase's [[Alcohol:Portal|alcohol portal]] reveals the connections between the industry and public policymakers and their relationships with the media, scientists. We focus largely on the [[:Category:Alcohol_Industry| alcohol industry]] - and its [[:Category:Alcohol_Industry_People| personnel]], and aim to expose its links with [[:Category:Alcohol_Lobby_Groups| alcohol lobby groups]] and [[:Category:Alcohol_Lobbyists_and_PR_people| alcohol lobbyists and PR people]].  We also cover the [[:Category:Alcohol_NGOs| alcohol NGOs]], which are often poorly funded and struggle to raise public health issues against the plethora of other [[:Category:Alcohol_Policy_Groups| alcohol policy groups]] and the often covertly industry-funded [[:Category:Alcohol_Front_Groups| alcohol front groups]].
 
 
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The UndercoverResearch Portal investigates corporate and police spying on activists. It aims to make public the stories about the undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades. Read more


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Our Arms Trade Lobbying Portal examines the political influence and lobbying by the arms and securities industries in the UK and beyond. It includes profiles on the revolving door, and key lobbyists and lobbying firms promoting weapons and defence equipment. Read more

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Our Schools Portal examines the vast global education industry that has sprung up to profit from our schools.

It has been described as ‘the largest market opportunity’ since healthcare was privatised. 'Let's all go forth. Let's all make hay,' as one private equity investor at a 2015 UK conference succinctly put it. Read more

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