Listen "Who’s afraid of the kleptocrats?: cleaning up corruption"
Episode Synopsis
Hello! You may not know it, but for decades Britain has enabled the dodgy dealings of the world's criminals, tax dodgers and kleptocrats, says journalist Oliver Bullough. He's been digging deep into Britain’s role as a 'butler to the world' for years, but very little has changed. Estimates suggest that the equivalent of three times the NHS budget is lost to the economy through corruption every year, so why isn’t the government acting? Oliver is joined by Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge to discuss how and why Britain got into the business of dirty money, why we all should care about corruption, and what we can do to change it.Plus: Has Ed finally got his own back on Geoff following the vegan cheese making incident?GuestsOliver Bullough, Journalist and Author of Butler to the World and Moneyland (@OliverBullough)Dame Margaret Hodge, Labour MP for Barking and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax (@margarethodge)More informationBuy a copy of Oliver’s book ‘Butler to the World: How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminalsThe APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible TaxSupport and learn more about the work of Transparency International (@anticorruption), Global Witness (@Global_Witness), Spotlight on Corruption (@EndCorruptionUK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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