The Real Russia Report

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Goal

NEW CITIZENS PODCAST SERIES TO EXPOSE TRUTH BEHIND RUSSIA REPORT COVER-UP


Why has the government refused to investigate Russian interference in our democracy? We plan to tell the story of how the Kremlin captured the British establishment. But we need your help to do it.


This is the story of a cover-up. One that goes to the highest levels of the British state. Beginning with the testimony of a whistleblower from within the Conservative party and featuring a cast of key players and expert witnesses, we plan to tell the story of how the Kremlin captured entire swathes of the British establishment, how a Russian spy was able to infiltrate the highest echelons of government, how the authorities turned a blind eye, and how successive Conservative governments covered it up.


Featuring Carole Cadwalladr, the Guardian journalist and Pulitzer finalist, and with contributions from leading experts including former head of M16’s Russia desk Christopher Steele, journalist Luke Harding and former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Dominic Grieve, this will be a landmark investigative podcast series that exposes how fragile our democracy is and what needs to be done to protect it.


Why we need this podcast series


We have been campaigning for more than two years for a full investigation into the findings of the Russia Report. In August 2020 we joined forces with a cross-party group of MPs and peers to bring a legal action against the government for its failure to protect our democratic integrity. Our next step is to bring together for the first time all of the different threads of this story in a compelling podcast series and examine close-up the issue which our security services have identified as the single biggest threat to our national security. With your help, we think we can do it. 


Your donations will pay for equipment, researchers, editing, audio-technicians and the expensive legal protections we need to ask the questions others won’t. We are offering the following perks:


    • £5: Your name on our contributors page
    • £25: An exclusive Putin / Boris Johnson digital-artwork & your name on our contributors page
    • £50: Virtual Q&A with Carole Cadwalladr and podcast contributors 
    • £250: VIP oligarch tour of London with Russian experts + vodka & blinis

The Citizens is a non-profit organisation which is funded through grants from Ford Foundation, Luminate, Open Society Foundations and via public donations from our supporters. Carole Cadwalladr works as an unpaid editor-at-large. Read more about us at https://the-citizens.com/about-us/

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Francesca

Thank you for having the courage and determination to do this. We do absolutely need this podcast series.

Michael Gill | £26.22

This story needs to be heard.

Caroline | £26.41

Thankyou for chasing this story!

Ann | £10.64

All the luck with this Carole. We will be listening and thank you for all you do.

Louise

Thank you for everything that you do. I despair at the state of our politics, government and media. You are heroes.

Elaine | £21.03

Catherine | £10.64

Judith Mary Burman | £5.69

William | £5.45

Look forward to seeing the story.

William | £10.64

Thomas | £26.41

The true should be out there

Anne Jumiff | £10.63

Thank you for this. We need the truth, we’ve waited long enough for it.

alex

Thank you for doing this 🙏🏼❤️

Julia Boston | £104.09

Thank you as this is important

Craig | £26.41

Morag | £10.87

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Garry Abson | £25

The arc of the moral universe could do with being a bit shorter. Good luck!

Rory | £52.32

Congratulations on your work to expose this. Russian influence in the UK and tory party is a weeping sore on the body of the UK, poisoning everything.

Jaime | £10.87

Go get ‘em

Anonymous

Thank you. This is long overdue.

Colin Wood | £5.44

Simon | £25

Debs

This is a story that urgently needs to be told and the truth exposed. Good luck!

Robin Curtis | £10.87

Sarah | £26.21

Thank you for your service to this country despite the enormous personal cost. You are heroes.

Peter Wood | £25

Kathleen

Keep up the good work. Carole, your courage is breathtaking, know that thousands support you.

Sue | £10.87

Raxa

Wish you the best to get this podcast published