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From the weekly Slow Newscast and blockbuster series like Sweet Bobby, Hoaxed and Londongrad, to our daily Sensemaker and hit series The News Meeting – members get early, ad-free access to original Tortoise audio stories and investigations.
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The world can feel pretty confusing at times. Let us help make sense of it. The Daily Sensemaker is your daily news briefing on everything that matters in the news and why; the Boardroom Sensemaker makes sense of what’s driving the UK and global business community.
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Our members’ support allows us to:
Investigate
Londongrad revealed how ex-KGB agent Alexander Lebedev and his son Evgeny partied their way to power at the heart of the British establishment.
Crispin Odey uncovered the serious allegations of sexual abuse against one of Britain’s richest and most powerful men.
Campus Justice explored multiple instances of institutional failure to deal with sexual abuse at one of the world’s leading universities.
Nazanin: Trapped in Whitehall followed the machinations and missteps over an unpaid debt which compounded the plight of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
Sweet Bobby went in search of one of the world’s most sophisticated catfishers – and ended up as one of the world’s most listened to podcasts.
Campaign
Our case for Judicial Review Tortoise submitted an application for Judicial Review of the Conservative party’s refusal to disclose information about the way it chooses its leader – and Britain’s prime minister.
The Arms Race Tortoise’s global campaign to accelerate the distribution of Covid vaccinations to those most in need was supported by influential people from politics, science, business, sport, arts and culture – including Bono, Gary Lineker, Richard Curtis and more.
Explore
The Westminster Accounts Tortoise and Sky News produced the Westminster Accounts, the first fully searchable database of the money being used to lubricate the machinery of British politics.
Hidden Homicides How many women are killed but not counted? Through painstaking research, Tortoise illuminated a scandal hidden from view and was able to push for real change.
Teach
The Tortoise Journalism School gives aspiring journalists access to senior editors and experienced reporters in an immersive newsroom environment. During the week-long intensive training experience, students take part in discussions, presentations and assignments led by Tortoise journalists.