Isabelle Roughol
@isabelleroughol.com
https://trustfnd.com/isabelle.roughol
Founder & host, Broad History | Publisher, Democracy for Sale | Storyteller, journalist & public historian
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇪🇺, almost 🇺🇸, once 🇦🇺 & 🇰🇭
Mizzou ‘08 🐯 Birkbeck ‘25 🦉
Founder & host, Broad History | Publisher, Democracy for Sale | Storyteller, journalist & public historian
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇪🇺, almost 🇺🇸, once 🇦🇺 & 🇰🇭
Mizzou ‘08 🐯 Birkbeck ‘25 🦉
At “panicking” you already know they don’t get this country
Was interviewed by a US journalist today who asked if we were all panicking about terrorists at Fairford, which ended with me trying to explain dogging.
September 29, 2026 at 9:06 PM
At “panicking” you already know they don’t get this country
This is the perfect opportunity to tell you I got an 18. My pedantry was perfectly sufferable.
September 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is the perfect opportunity to tell you I got an 18. My pedantry was perfectly sufferable.
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social won’t use insta but Democracy for Sale does now! Follow for interviews and explainers of our investigations when I can corner Peter and @lucasamin.bsky.social with my phone. www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1VqrG...
September 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social won’t use insta but Democracy for Sale does now! Follow for interviews and explainers of our investigations when I can corner Peter and @lucasamin.bsky.social with my phone. www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1VqrG...
Judging by the Halloween decor reels I keep getting served on Insta, Americans have way too much disposable income
September 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Judging by the Halloween decor reels I keep getting served on Insta, Americans have way too much disposable income
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🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences
Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access"
Full story on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access"
Full story on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences
Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access"
Full story on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access"
Full story on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
Tony Blair’s think tank has been accused of running a scheme that “looks and smells like cash for access” after our investigation found that his institute is offering companies “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences for an annual fee starting at $25,000.
BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Tony Blair’s think tank has been accused of running a scheme that “looks and smells like cash for access” after our investigation found that his institute is offering companies “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences for an annual fee starting at $25,000.
We have lost a great leader and friend. I can’t say we were close, but Julius’s passing has made me immeasurably sad. That’s how good he was and it’s still hard to believe I’m using the past tense.
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/in-memo...
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/in-memo...
In Memory of Julius Weinberg
We are deeply saddened to share that Julius Weinberg, who served as Chair of the Public Interest News Foundation from February 2023, died unexpectedly on Wednesday 16 September. He was 72 years old.
...
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk
September 25, 2026 at 12:20 PM
We have lost a great leader and friend. I can’t say we were close, but Julius’s passing has made me immeasurably sad. That’s how good he was and it’s still hard to believe I’m using the past tense.
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/in-memo...
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/in-memo...
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The world's most adorable traffic signs are on the campus of Lahore University of Management Sciences. 🐈️
September 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The world's most adorable traffic signs are on the campus of Lahore University of Management Sciences. 🐈️
AI couldn’t
they should study him in a lab. I don’t think I could write this badly on purpose. still, glad this has higher billing than coverage of last night’s far right escalation
September 23, 2026 at 8:44 AM
AI couldn’t
Discovered a new torture technique. Destroyed my phone screen, cannot control a thing but the alarm still goes off. All I can do is snooze it every 9 minutes...
September 21, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Discovered a new torture technique. Destroyed my phone screen, cannot control a thing but the alarm still goes off. All I can do is snooze it every 9 minutes...
Reposted by Isabelle Roughol
🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement
Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement
Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
Who do I talk to about telling the internet that I am not, in fact, a US citizen abroad? The midterm ads are following me everywhere
September 18, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Who do I talk to about telling the internet that I am not, in fact, a US citizen abroad? The midterm ads are following me everywhere
The waiting room is starting to fill up, you can still join us...
You've got just over two hours still to sign up for our first ever Democracy for Sale masterclass.
The master herself, @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , will share all her secrets to making effective and successful FOI requests. Join us! (1pm UK time Thursday 17 Sept)
luma.com/ndqisdyu
The master herself, @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , will share all her secrets to making effective and successful FOI requests. Join us! (1pm UK time Thursday 17 Sept)
luma.com/ndqisdyu
Learn FOI with Democracy for Sale · Zoom · Luma
NEW! Learn FOI from the experts at Democracy for Sale
Craft an effective Freedom of Information request and demand action from your council, public school, NHS…
luma.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The waiting room is starting to fill up, you can still join us...
Reposted by Isabelle Roughol
You've got just over two hours still to sign up for our first ever Democracy for Sale masterclass.
The master herself, @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , will share all her secrets to making effective and successful FOI requests. Join us! (1pm UK time Thursday 17 Sept)
luma.com/ndqisdyu
The master herself, @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , will share all her secrets to making effective and successful FOI requests. Join us! (1pm UK time Thursday 17 Sept)
luma.com/ndqisdyu
Learn FOI with Democracy for Sale · Zoom · Luma
NEW! Learn FOI from the experts at Democracy for Sale
Craft an effective Freedom of Information request and demand action from your council, public school, NHS…
luma.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
You've got just over two hours still to sign up for our first ever Democracy for Sale masterclass.
The master herself, @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , will share all her secrets to making effective and successful FOI requests. Join us! (1pm UK time Thursday 17 Sept)
luma.com/ndqisdyu
The master herself, @jennacorderoy.bsky.social , will share all her secrets to making effective and successful FOI requests. Join us! (1pm UK time Thursday 17 Sept)
luma.com/ndqisdyu
A 22 year old just told me he “loves older women”. Pardon me while i go dig my own grave 💀
September 17, 2026 at 7:26 AM
A 22 year old just told me he “loves older women”. Pardon me while i go dig my own grave 💀
remember that scene in far from the madding crowd where the new shepherd dog wants to help and ends up driving the entire flock off a cliff and ruining the hero? that's what all my tech feels like now – an overeager puppy that takes initiatives I never asked for and makes everything worse
September 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
remember that scene in far from the madding crowd where the new shepherd dog wants to help and ends up driving the entire flock off a cliff and ruining the hero? that's what all my tech feels like now – an overeager puppy that takes initiatives I never asked for and makes everything worse
Just hit 1,000! My favourite question is "In one word, how would you describe British politics right now?" The answers are... edifying.
🔴950 people have now taken Democracy for Sale's survey about big money in British politics
How worried are you about politics for sale? Should donations be capped?
Do take the survey - and share it!
thanks 😀
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
How worried are you about politics for sale? Should donations be capped?
Do take the survey - and share it!
thanks 😀
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
How concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale survey
We're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...
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September 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Just hit 1,000! My favourite question is "In one word, how would you describe British politics right now?" The answers are... edifying.
Reposted by Isabelle Roughol
🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics?
Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it
Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it
Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
How concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale survey
We're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...
docs.google.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:56 AM
🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics?
Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it
Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it
Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Next up: The House unAmerican Activities Committee whispers blue to your red heart ASMR
I’m all for a bit of library sounds ASMR, but this is… well…?
September 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Next up: The House unAmerican Activities Committee whispers blue to your red heart ASMR
I listen to news on French public radio every morning but they’re on strike today so I have to listen to the Today programme and why are they trying to put me back to sleep? This is terrible
September 14, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I listen to news on French public radio every morning but they’re on strike today so I have to listen to the Today programme and why are they trying to put me back to sleep? This is terrible
This is beyond not reading the room. This is living on another planet.
Labour sending out fundraising emails off the back of the Harborne and Delo donations. Yes chaps, that’ll do it.
September 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is beyond not reading the room. This is living on another planet.
This is what you get when you don’t cap political donations. Crypto billionaires thinking they can buy themselves the next government.
This is completely on Andy Burnham
Last week Labour could have stopped this.
Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Last week Labour could have stopped this.
Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This is what you get when you don’t cap political donations. Crypto billionaires thinking they can buy themselves the next government.
There's an obvious reason the English care more about the Bayeux tapestry than the French do: It's national myth-making to you, it's regional history to us. (And I say this as a French Norman who's also a Brit now). No great mystery.
September 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
There's an obvious reason the English care more about the Bayeux tapestry than the French do: It's national myth-making to you, it's regional history to us. (And I say this as a French Norman who's also a Brit now). No great mystery.
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We only went and won it (again)
Democracy for Sale specialist newsletter of the year at the Future of the Media awards @lucasamin.bsky.social @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @isabelleroughol.com
Thanks so much to all our supporters. If you don’t subscribe, do! 😊
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Democracy for Sale specialist newsletter of the year at the Future of the Media awards @lucasamin.bsky.social @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @isabelleroughol.com
Thanks so much to all our supporters. If you don’t subscribe, do! 😊
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September 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
We only went and won it (again)
Democracy for Sale specialist newsletter of the year at the Future of the Media awards @lucasamin.bsky.social @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @isabelleroughol.com
Thanks so much to all our supporters. If you don’t subscribe, do! 😊
democracyforsale.substack.com
Democracy for Sale specialist newsletter of the year at the Future of the Media awards @lucasamin.bsky.social @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @isabelleroughol.com
Thanks so much to all our supporters. If you don’t subscribe, do! 😊
democracyforsale.substack.com
For the billionaire who has everything…
Interesting as an art project. Fucking insane as something a real-life defence contractor actually built. share.google/3syL2zCvP4Jt...
September 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
For the billionaire who has everything…