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Britain is the most corrupt nation on Earth
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His definition of a "corrupt nation" is bizarre.
A definition of corruption that doesn't involve government? I dismiss his opinion. ---- Surely the most corrupt democratic nation there has ever been is the USA as it is today. |
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That article is absolute garbage in my opinion.
Britain regularly comes high up in the list of least corrupt countries in international surveys. Indeed in the transparency international survey mentioned in that piece Britain comes 10th that is 10th out of 168 least corrupt countries in the world. Still if you want to run your country down, rely on dodgy newspaper articles that can not even quote correctly and reports the utterings of a "mafia expert" then I guess that tells all we need to know |
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I can see where he is coming from seeing as The City of London has an unelected representative in Parliament to look after the banks interests.
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He completely ruins his own valid points being read or taken seriously by starting off with a big whopping lie that the whole UK is more corrupt than the mafia. How to lose your audience!
If he'd just stuck to the truth that british financial institutions and the City of London (mainly in property) have more dirty money and tax avoiders money than any other country in the world his viewpoint might have been taking seriously |
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His definition of a "corrupt nation" is bizarre.
A definition of corruption that doesn't involve government? I dismiss his opinion. ---- Surely the most corrupt democratic nation there has ever been is the USA as it is today. |
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There was a thread on this not long back.
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Why doesn't this include unelected unaccountable judges and lawyers acting out of self-interest delaying and obstructing the peoples will.
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Get s grip! The independent judges are the only protection we have against devious and avaricious politicians and the utter stupidity and ignorance of many of the electorate. If you don't know that you have much to learn.
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Get s grip! The independent judges are the only protection we have against devious and avaricious politicians and the utter stupidity and ignorance of many of the electorate. If you don't know that you have much to learn.
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That article is absolute garbage in my opinion.
Britain regularly comes high up in the list of least corrupt countries in international surveys. Indeed in the transparency international survey mentioned in that piece Britain comes 10th that is 10th out of 168 least corrupt countries in the world. Still if you want to run your country down, rely on dodgy newspaper articles that can not even quote correctly and reports the utterings of a "mafia expert" then I guess that tells all we need to know No financial centre plays a bigger role in supply-side corruption than London. "The City of London has become the number-one home for the fruits of corruption," says Laurence Cockcroft, director of Transparency International UK. http://www.newstatesman.com/society/...on-money-saudi Dark money: London’s dirty secret https://www.ft.com/content/1d805534-...f-2922947098f0 Money Laundering and the City of London’s “Crime Scene”: Haven of Tax Havens for the Mega-Wealthy http://www.globalresearch.ca/money-l...ealthy/5513335 perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that this scandal is not being tackled 50% of Tory funds come from City https://www.theguardian.com/politics...nancial-sector |
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Why doesn't this include unelected unaccountable judges and lawyers acting out of self-interest delaying and obstructing the peoples will.
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Suppose from that remark (in bold) you are suggesting that those who voted to leave the EU fit that description?
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Oh well, you and the other whining remainers seem to be happy with the prospect of all this corruption moving to EU land , so what is your problem?
Come on Leave Libtards, we need some consistancy from you. |
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Ahhhh...... the sweet smell of taking back control. "Britain's decisions by British judges"
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Oh look, now it's I don't mind unelected/unaccountable people deciding stuff as long as it's stuff I agree with/like.
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Are you suggesting the Judiciary shouldn't be independent?
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What constitutes independent?
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Yep, British finance sector is a classic example of the Neutralisation drift theory.
http://criminology.wikia.com/wiki/Ne...d_Drift_Theory |
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Why doesn't this include unelected unaccountable judges and lawyers acting out of self-interest delaying and obstructing the peoples will.
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