Investigated/ing corrupt elites/politicians. ex senior detective. CEO @Intelligentsanctuary. Loves long swims, Serpentine SC, dislikes greed. Views personal
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All the definitive definitions of corruption, its many forms, all the technical jargon and policy instruments - edited by the @Sussex_SCSC team!
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
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.
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.
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
🧵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,
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….
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..
'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.'
"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
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.
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.
#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
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
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
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
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.