{
  "id": 7757435,
  "title": "Big-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence | Gordon Brown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/big-money-donations-poison-british-politics-we-can-stop-the-mega-rich",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/16/big-money-donations-mega-rich-access-influence-democracy-reform-gordon-brown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "I’ve seen how imbalances in campaign spending can distort democracy. The multi-million-pound gifts to Reform must act as a final wake-up call The British people cannot be bought, but their views and votes can be heavily influenced by a flood of political party propaganda – from expensive advertising and constant leaflet drops to personalised online messages targeted directly at voters. When I…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Can billionaires buy their way into British politics?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/can-billionaires-buy-their-way-into-british-politics",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}