Solomon Hughes
Occupations
Known forInvestigative journalism, Private Eye

Solomon Hughes is a freelance investigative journalist working in the United Kingdom.[1] Many of his pieces focus on corporate influence on politicians.[2] His work has appeared regularly in Private Eye[3] since around 2000. Hughes has contributed to The Observer, The Independent,[4] Morning Star,[5] Vice,[6] and The Guardian.[7]

In 2008, Hughes's book War on Terror, Inc: Corporate Profiteering from the Politics of Fear was published by Verso. A political fiction book Oliver's Army was published in 2014.

Hughes was barred from covering the DSEI arms fair in 2019.[8][9]

In January 2022, Hughes alongside fellow Private Eye journalist Richard Brooks and editor Ian Hislop presented evidence on MPs' conduct to the House of Commons' Standards Committee[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Solomon Hughes". The Centre for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Solomon Hughes". jacobinmag.com.
  3. ↑ "Solomon Hughes – National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
  4. ↑ "Solomon Hughes". The Independent.
  5. ↑ "Solomon Hughes". Morning Star.
  6. ↑ "Solomon Hughes". www.vice.com.
  7. ↑ "Solomon Hughes The Guardian". the Guardian.
  8. ↑ Tobitt, Charlotte (9 September 2019). "Journalists barred from Government-backed arms fair in 'shameful breach of press freedom'". Press Gazette.
  9. ↑ "Council of Europe: Barring MEE journalist from arms fair has 'chilling effect' on press". Middle East Eye.
  10. ↑ "Ian Hislop Tears Into MPs Over Sleaze, Second Jobs And Lobbying". HuffPost UK. 25 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Standards Committee announce new evidence sessions on reform of Code of Conduct for MPs". Parliament. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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