corruption
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IT’S THE BOND MARKET STUPID. TRUMP MEETS HIS MAKER
This is the final article for what was one of the most eventful weeks in the financial markets since the onset of the pandemic. At least then it was known the virus could kill, now nothing is known about what the Trump virus is up to. Trump has a proud record. Of the last ten… Continue reading
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The Pardoning of Hunter Biden’s Crimes in Ukraine
Joe Biden promised not to pardon his son Hunter Biden, and was subsequently celebrated by the media for being principled and standing up for the rule of law. However, in a not-so-surprising move, Joe Biden reversed his position and issued a sweeping pardon with an incredible legal breadth. The pardon protects Hunter Biden from any… Continue reading
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How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa
In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine states’ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western multinational corporations. Continue reading
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Ukraine’s Massive Money Laundering Scam
Before looking at Ukraine’s government warrants, which gives the game away to anyone with even a rudimentary financial or mathematical background, let’s just quickly survey Kiev’s empty coffers. Continue reading
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South Africa: Let them have a ridiculously large luminous flag
The ANC has destroyed or severely damaged the post office, the national airline, the railways, the electricity system and some of our most crucial hospitals. It was recently announced that the deterioration of the country’s network of weather stations has reached a critical point. Many public buildings, as well as other infrastructure, have been abandoned… Continue reading
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Another More Worrying Corruption Scandal Emerges At The Heart of Government
In the space of little more than two years, Boris Johnson has wrecked any notion of decency or moral authority in the seat of power. As if illegally proroguing parliament, lying to the Queen and the House of Commons or enabling corruption with VIP lanes for cronies wasn’t bad enough – now we have something even more scandalous… Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: They want to wear us down
If you have a bottomless pit of money, you can break the law with impunity by making it too expensive for people to go to Court. We increasingly see conduct with that flavour from this Government – but nothing quite like this: Government has estimated it will spend a staggering £1.2 million defending a challenge from… Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Losses of nearly £10 billion incurred over PPE
By TruePublica: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care and in their words – “to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer.” Unfortunately, corruption by these ministers overtook them and billions in taxpayer funds have been blown. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: £9.9 Billion PPE goes up in smoke
The Government wasted over £9.9 billion on PPE, which is more than it would cost to give every nurse in the NHS a 100 per cent bonus on their salary. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Six weeks later…
Cressida Dick has finally confirmed that the Met Police will investigate the parties held in No 10 Downing Street and Whitehall after we initiated formal legal proceedings against them. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: They want to keep this secret
A leaked document has revealed which Conservative MPs and Peers funnelled companies through a ‘VIP lane’ for lucrative PPE contracts, without competition. A staggering £1.6 billion worth of contracts were awarded as a result of referrals from just ten politicians at the heart of the Conservative party. The leaked list of the 47 companies in… Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: A secret back-channel
This is a story that everyone in the country should hear. We’ve joined up with Led By Donkeys to expose the truth about the Government’s secret back-channel which allowed friends of the Conservative Party and other politically connected suppliers to secure billions of pounds of PPE contracts. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Tuesday in Court
On Tuesday, our legal challenge to the PPE procurement scandal will be heard in the High Court. It’s the first day of a mammoth five day hearing. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: It never stops
Good Law Project has uncovered remarkable evidence that a Tory Minister brought a former Chair of the Tory Party, a man who now runs a lobbying firm, into the heart of Government to work on the massive multi-billion PPE procurement process. Having got his feet under the table that former Chair lobbied to win PPE… Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: David Cameron
The Greensill scandal has once again exposed cronyism right at the heart of Government. The more we learn, the more shocking the revelations become. Continue reading
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UK – The 10 steps of democratic breakdown
By TruePublica: This article about Britain’s democratic breakdown was first published 29th January 2020 – and is ever more salient as each month passes with yet more characteristics of an authoritarian government being exposed every week. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: What have they got to hide?
This week’s Panorama gave us the extraordinary tale of a dog food supplier turned PPE broker bagging herself millions acting as a ‘bridge’ for a Hong Kong supplier. Details of the largest contract – worth £178m – came to light only after the BBC’s probing prompted the Government to publish. Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Boris Johnson misled Parliament
3 days after the High Court ruled Government had acted unlawfully by failing to publish Covid contracts, Boris Johnson stood up in the House of Commons and reassured MPs and the public that all Covid-related contracts were “on the record”. However, the final Order handed down by the Judge today shows that what the Prime Minister… Continue reading
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UK Gangster Capitalism: They want to silence criticism
In the real world, the costs of defending libel proceedings are prohibitive for all except the wealthy. And the financial stress of defending a claim can be unbearable. The consequence is that the threat of defamation proceedings can be used to harass those who seek to speak truth to wealth and power. And they can… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 