TRUMP'S AUTHORITARIAN ASSAULT:

  LP-152 ELECTIONS UNDER ASSAULT: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY - UK & USA  Since the UK Government did not simply respond by conducting the retrospective assessment recommended by the ISC (about potential Russian interference in the EU referendum) give a valid and reliable, evidence-based explanation why the retrospective assessment should immediately go-ahead to: Strengthen the UK State and Government and its reputation for accountability; Strengthen the Prime Minister's accountability for elections; Instead of, by no action, b eing complicit in maintaining the Accountability Gap That was arguably, in Boris Johnson's favour in becoming PM; Preventing "no evidence", from becoming a permanent shield. “Yes. The evidence supports a strong case for arguing that the retrospective assessment should be undertaken now, not because it would prove that Boris Johnson's premiership was illegitimate, but because the unresolved evidential gap itself weakens the accountability of eve...

Election Interference Democracy’s Firewall LP-151 examines the evidence and safeguards for US and UK elections: Russian interference, kompromat, political finance, disinformation and election vulnerabilities and suggests evidence-based safeguards for US and UK democracy. The current UK government response explicitly describes foreign financial interference as an evolving threat and is implementing measures concerning overseas donations, corporate donations, cryptoasset donations and online political advertising. However, there is substantial, high-quality evidence that Russia has used a multi-layered interference model against Western democracies, including the United States and United Kingdom. However, the evidence needs to be separated carefully into established facts, intelligence assessments, credible allegations, and claims that remain unproven. The most important correction is this:  there is strong evidence for Russian cyber operations, covert influence, disinformation, pol...