Solomon Hughes (journalist)

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{{Short description|UK investigative journalist}}

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Solomon Hughes is a freelance investigative journalist working in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes |url=https://tcij.org/person/10826/ |website=The Centre for Investigative Journalism |access-date=2023-08-29}} Many of his pieces focus on corporate influence on politicians.{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes |url=https://jacobinmag.com/author/solomon-hughes |website=jacobinmag.com|date=24 June 2024 }} His work has appeared regularly in Private Eye{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes – National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp130390/solomon-hughes |website=www.npg.org.uk |language=en}} since around 2000. Hughes has contributed to The Observer, The Independent,{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/author/solomon-hughes |website=The Independent |language=en}} Morning Star,{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes |url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/author/solomon-hughes |website=Morning Star |language=en}} Vice,{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes |url=https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/solomon-hughes/ |website=Vice.com |date=23 July 2021 |language=en}} and The Guardian.{{cite web |title=Solomon Hughes The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/solomon-hughes |website=the Guardian |language=en}}

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.{{cite web |first1=Charlotte |last1=Tobitt |title=Journalists barred from Government-backed arms fair in 'shameful breach of press freedom' |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/middle-east-eye-private-eye-journalists-barred-from-arms-fair-dsei-in-breach-of-press-freedom/ |website=Press Gazette |date=9 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Council of Europe: Barring MEE journalist from arms fair has 'chilling effect' on press |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/council-europe-barring-mee-journalist-uk-arms-fair-chilling-effect-media-freedom |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}

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{{cite web |title=Ian Hislop Tears Into MPs Over Sleaze, Second Jobs And Lobbying |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ian-hislop-mps-parliament-sleaze_uk_61f07e1be4b067cbfa155f37 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en |date=25 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/committee-on-standards/news/160473/standards-committee-announce-new-evidence-sessions-on-reform-of-code-of-conduct-for-mps/ |website=Parliament |access-date=29 January 2022 |title=Standards Committee announce new evidence sessions on reform of Code of Conduct for MPs}}