THINK ‘‘The Great British Rip Off: Corruption in the UK’

“If I asked you what is the most corrupt place on Earth you might tell me well it’s Afghanistan, maybe Greece, Nigeria, the South of Italy and I will tell you it’s the UK.” These were the words of renowned journalist and expert on the Italian mafia, Roberto Saviano, when he spoke at the Hay Literary Festival in 2016. Is the UK really the World's corruption capital? On the 14th November, we will shed light on one of the most shady feature of the United Kingdom: corruption.

Tamasin Cave from Spinwatch will speak about corrupt relationships within UK politics, and on how lobbying more generally corrupts democracy.

Rachel Davies from Transparency International will speak about corruption within the UK (e.g. the prison sector, local government and housing), as well as about the UK’s role when it comes to facilitate corruption globally.

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