{"product_id":"the-fraud-keir-starmer-morgan-mcsweeney-and-the-crisis-of-british-democracy-paperback","title":"The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Holden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on Labour Party files, including some never before publicly seen, this explosive investigation lays bare the intrigues, stratagems, and deceits that helped deliver Sir Keir Starmer to Downing Street.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Holden shows how Keir Starmer has been the frontman for a ruthless, right-wing political project headed by Morgan McSweeney, now chief of staff in Number 10 and arguably the most powerful man in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcSweeney's clique often employed dirty tricks to undermine the left-wing Labour leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, fuelling a moral panic over antisemitism and establishing front groups that hobbled prominent independent media outlets in the name of fighting 'misinformation'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcSweeney then guided Starmer to the Labour leadership on a platform that Starmer, once in office, almost instantly betrayed. Having conquered the party on false pretences, McSweeney and his allies set about purging opponents, marginalising the membership, and dragging party policy to the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese machinations were made possible by financial donations that McSweeney did not disclose-a violation of the law that arguably subverted Britain's democratic system. But was McSweeney's unlawful failure to report donations a mistake--or was it deliberate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a sordid tale that includes hacked emails, anonymous smears, dodgy dossiers, cynical stitch-ups, and staggering hypocrisy. It traces the Labour Party's transformation into a censorial, authoritarian machine, and sounds the alarm about the possible corruption of British politics by dark money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Holden\u003c\/strong\u003e has over a decade of experience in investigating cases of grand corruption and corporate malfeasance, including as the senior researcher on the book and feature documentary \u003cem\u003eShadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade\u003c\/em\u003e. He has published six books, three of them bestsellers in his native South Africa, and has written for publications including the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a Network Fellow at the Safra Centre for Ethics at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 568\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52896290832717,"sku":"9781682195987","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/eqj0YnT13O9781682195987.webp?v=1764752126","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-fraud-keir-starmer-morgan-mcsweeney-and-the-crisis-of-british-democracy-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}