Discontent at British politics is driven not just by the persistent cost‐of‐living crisis, but also by a widespread sense of political corruption. This is liable to benefit the far right, whose anti‐system message resonates with substantial numbers of voters. But there is a structural tension at the heart of British far‐right politics. Reform UK is riven between its activist and candidate base on the one hand, which is disproportionately petty bourgeois and concerned about corruption, and the party's backers in crypto, alt‐finance and fossil fuels on the other, on whose funds the party depends. This paper argues that progressives ought to pursue a vigorous anti‐corruption politics, so as to offer citizens a progressive rather than reactionary path to political renewal. In offering a ‘clean alternative’, progressives can reap electoral benefits, help to restore faith in politics, and safeguard our democracy from the forces of kleptocracy.
Corruption continues despite abundant government legislation, public protests, and an overwhelming consensus that it threatens modern liberal institutions, hard-earned global prosperity, human rights, and justice. While we understand corruption better than the ancients, the puzzle of why it remains a timeless societal...
Abstract This article analyzes anti-corruption policy and political dynamics in Greece without treating corruption as an objective condition or perception indices as neutral measures of wrongdoing. It focuses on the extensive legislative reforms and oversight bodies established over the past three decades and their lim...
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Votebuying in Indonesia is hardly a new story. What makes it analytically interesting—and practically pressing—is how completely it has been absorbed into the ordinary logic of electoral life. Voters accept cash without guilt. Candidates budget for it as a standard operational cost. Enforcement agencies treat it as bac...
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Party defection, the practice of elected officials switching parties’ mid-term, has become an
endemic feature of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, fundamentally undermining democratic
consolidation. Moving beyond purely institutional or ideational explanations, this paper provides
a political economy analysis of the phenom...
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This paper argues that the standard rationale for regulating markets also applies to democracy. Economists and philosophers commonly defend government intervention in markets on the grounds that markets predictably suffer from failures such as public goods problems, information asymmetries, principal–agent dilemmas,...
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The Liberal Democrats emerged from the 2024 election with their largest parliamentary party since 1923. The 2026 elections saw further progress in English local government and Scottish parliamentary elections, with support consolidating in areas of strength. But membership is falling and the leadership is being criti...
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