JB

Investigated/ing corrupt elites/politicians. ex senior detective. CEO @Intelligentsanctuary. Loves long swims, Serpentine SC, dislikes greed. Views personal

[Robert Barrington @CSC_barrington]

Integrity in politics? How about two immediate reforms: 1. Party donors can't be made Lords 2. Party donors and associates can't bid for public contracts @EndCorruptionUK @rose_whiffen @GavinHayman_GW @opencontracting @Sussex_SCSC
https://t.co/gvhbrjJH7n

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

It was about slavery.

[Prof Liz David-Barrett @LizDavidBarrett]

OUT TODAY!

All the definitive definitions of corruption, its many forms, all the technical jargon and policy instruments - edited by the @Sussex_SCSC team!

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

UK public debt:
Oct 2023: £2,64trn, 97.8% of GDP
Feb 2020: £1.791tn, 79.1% of GDP
May 2010: £1.03tn, 65% of GDP

Tories borrowed more than all Labour Govts combined.
Squandered on tax cuts for corporations/rich, contracts for cronies.
No new industries.
Public services destroyed

[JB @jonathanbenton1]

US author Cormac McCarthy dies sad day, he illustrated in graphic form the way we humans can behave. https://t.co/BgrqQoqeNp

[Susan Hawley @susanpjhawley]

Extraordinary that political parties are required to do so few checks on donations and that money can buy you anonymity in the UK courts for so long. Serious questions for @NCA_UK and the government which is resisting a Lords amendment to tighten up checks on donors.

[Sajid Javid @sajidjavid]

I have spoken to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care.

It has been an enormous privilege to serve in this role, but I regret that I can no longer continue in good conscience.

[Tom Burgis @tomburgis]

A London company owned by oligarchs from the former Soviet Union is suing me and my publisher @HarperCollinsUK over Kleptopia, my book about how dirty money is conquering the world. The first hearing was recently delayed but will now be at the High Court this Weds, March 2

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

🧵US Senior Admin Official, in call with reporters, said in addition to disconnecting key Russian banks from SWIFT, the US & Europeans agreed to launch a mutlilateral transatlantic task force to identify, hunt down and seize the assets of sanctioned Russian officials & oligarchs,

[JB @jonathanbenton1]

As the Rt. Hon Andrew Mitchell said to me only last Sept. when we were at his old college for a conference, ‘I tell everyone they should watch this fantastic documentary about the police, In the Line of Duty’. Series 7 keeps the same documentary style….

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

This is brutal.

So powerfully done by @ByDonkeys and AC-12 cast. 😲

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

This is brutal.

So powerfully done by @ByDonkeys and AC-12 cast. 😲

[JB @jonathanbenton1]

Welcome to my world John, sadly it’s not changing, if anything getting worse. Take a snapshot of the past decade of UK law enforcement (ex. SFO) fighting international corruption: 27 convictions bribery/money laundering etc. That’s 1st 5yrs, second 5 yrs 0 convictions and 1 UWO..

[John Sutherland @policecommander]

I’m a couple of years late (at least) but this, from @OliverBullough is absolutely essential reading.
More so now than ever.

[Robert Barrington @CSC_barrington]

'It can be very hard to tease out populism that hovers near the borders of probity from a genuine slip over the precipice into state capture. We may have got so used to seeing corruption as a problem that happens to others, that we will not spot it until very late in the day.'

[John Sutherland @policecommander]

"They have broken the law...
They have broken treaties...
They have broken their word..."

That's the view of a former Conservative PM on the current government.

https://t.co/Bo8HfqyjEv

[John Sutherland @policecommander]

At the risk of repeating myself…

They’re not ‘extra’

They’re not ‘additional’

And to suggest that they are is a lie.

They don’t even come close to replacing the 44,000 officers and staff the government cut from policing between 2010 & 2018.

[JB @jonathanbenton1]

Too late, it’s gone on a nice getaway to the Caribbean, the new luxury car, and the fantastic lifestyle over the last 12 mths…..whilst many genuine business owners struggled.

[JB @jonathanbenton1]

It is sadly of no surprise

[Cynthia O’Murchú @cynthiao]

#funkyfilings incoming. First the story: A group of four obscure companies received as much as £40m in funds under the UK’s coronavirus economic support schemes, despite little public evidence that the businesses have any staff https://t.co/vr8aWQ5iBv

[JB @jonathanbenton1]

I've seen a lot of gongs handed out, some deserving, other not. If ever there are two people who we should place on a pedestal and say thank you, it's #rogerpaulinefitter just heard their amazing story on @BBCRadio4

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Foster parents Pauline and Roger Fitter once turned their Sussex garden into a campsite for adopted children in need

Now in their 80s, and after helping 620 youngsters, the couple are finally retiring https://t.co/puPUDJQidI

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Foster parents Pauline and Roger Fitter once turned their Sussex garden into a campsite for adopted children in need

Now in their 80s, and after helping 620 youngsters, the couple are finally retiring https://t.co/puPUDJQidI

[Susan Hawley @susanpjhawley]

As a minister you can’t have your mistress (or your mates/party donors) marking your homework - spot on from @carolineslocock. Essential that @PublicStandards strong recommendations to regulate non-exec directors are implemented urgently as a result of this scandal.