Amid mounting authoritarianism and widespread allegations of election-rigging, will Georgia’s democracy survive parliamentary polls scheduled for 26 October?
Corruption
“”My Lords, I was not on the committee and therefore would like to allow myself a few mild criticisms of a very thought-provoking report. I will touch on three aspects of its central problem: “Who watches the watchdogs?” First, a bit of history might be helpful. In its present form, this challenge was created by … Continue reading Speech in the House of Lords on Watchdogs 9th of September
Ex-Serious Fraud Office chief Sir David Green KC says he is "depressed" about the apparent downgrading of the role
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If a likely new Labour government wants to truly mark a difference from the Conservatives, it needs to fix the systemic failings, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
Kit Klarenberg explores the sudden vanishing act of Western media and political attention after new intelligence challenges the narrative surrounding Alexei Navalny's death.
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Barney Cullum argues that Sudan's corruption-fuelled civil war has a large cast of enablers, including British businesses, undermining the health of the nation
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The Labour leader's decision to make restoring trust in public life the centre piece of his election campaign, raises questions about his own record
New legislation designed to limit the activities of Russian oligarchs seems to be more honoured in the breach than the observance