Petty corruption is pretty decently under control (you can’t bribe a police officer if they pull you over), but institutional corruption, politicians amd their buddies, that had a field day with COVID measures and is very much alive and kicking.
The UK? What else is corrupt there? Not very knowledgeable about it.
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SCB@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Wild man. I had no idea. As an outside person with casual interest, I don’t come across this kind of info much. I appreciate it.
01011@monero.town 11 months ago
The UK Government has stopped court cases investigating corruption, as was the case with a Saudi arms deal. There’s the never ending corruption around members of the royal family selling influence to foreign elements, particularly from the Arabian Gulf but also former Soviet states. There’s the fact London has been the money laundering capital of the world for much of my life, this money has been used to influence politicians to turn a blind eye or even advocate for blatantly corrupt and abusive regimes - Tony Blair, a former head of government, is the best of example of such. He has spent at least a decade “advising” criminal regimes elsewhere on how to massage their images.
SCB@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Had absolutely no idea about this. This is fascinating.
01011@monero.town 11 months ago
Suggested reading:
Butler to the World: The Book the Oligarchs Don’t Want You to Read - How Britain Helps the World’s Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away With Anything AND Money Land - Oliver Bullough
The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It - Owen Jones
Kleptopia AND The Looting Machine - Tom Burgis
Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens - Nicholas Saxson
SCB@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I appreciate the recommendations but also I literally bust out laughing at that first title. They couldn’t make it just a bit longer?