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"In 2015, only 1 per cent of private donations came from companies and individuals giving ยฃ1 million or more; by 2024, this had risen to ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ."
New research from @rosewhiff.bsky.social & @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social on the super rich's growing influence on UK politics.
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๐ฅ Does your MP support stopping mega donations from the super rich?
๐ท With the Elections Bill having second reading today, there are already numerous MPs that want to stop big money corrupting our politics.
๐ Share this video if you want your MP to end big money corrupting our politics.
๐ฅ BIG MONEY IS CORRUPTING OUR POLITICS ๐ฅ
UK politics has a big money problem ๐ท
The super-rich use money to buy honours, influence and access to power. It erodes trust in our politics and undermines our democracy.
The UK needs a cap on donations to end big money in our politics.
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NEW: Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted a reckoning with the UK's role as a hub for illicit Russian finance.
But how effective has the UK's response been? 4 years on, our experts are warning that the fight against Russian kleptocracy remains.
www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/four-ye...
๐จ NEW: Today's arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor puts the Misconduct in Public Office offence under the spotlight.
๐ This is a law that needs tightening to ensure that our criminal law is fit for purpose.
Read our full statement:
www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/stateme...
๐จ NEW: UK hits new low in corruption perception index.
๐ This is not a blip, but a persistent decline. Without action, it risks becoming a defining feature of our political culture.
Let's clean up our politics. Learn more:
www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
๐ฃ๏ธ"This persistent decline is not a temporary blip - it risks becoming a defining feature of our political culture"
As the UK receives it's lowest ever score in #CPI2025
@danieljbruce.bsky.social warns that business as usual is not enough to turn the corner.
โก๏ธ transparency.org/en/cpi/2025
States are increasingly restricting freedoms of expression, association and assembly.
In the #CPI2025, 36 of the 50 countries with significant score declines since 2012 have also seen reduced civic space. Learn more. โฌ๏ธ
๐ฃ๏ธ "The UK government must demonstrate that it is serious about restoring integrity.โ
As @anticorruption.bsky.social launches #CPI2025, @danieljbruce.bsky.social warned @theguardian.com that only real reform will reverse the UK's decline.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
๐ฅ Great piece from @pollytoynbee.bsky.social echoing our calls for real reform to restore trust in politics.
As today's #CPI2025 result shows, this persistent decline is not a temporary blip - it risks becoming a defining feature of our political culture.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
๐ฝ๏ธ 1/ Today, Britain dropped to its lowest placing in @anticorruption.bsky.social's global Corruption Perceptions Index.
๐จ Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
๐ฅ Are you an experienced comms pro with a track record of crafting & delivering messages to achieve real change?
โ Keen to join the fight against #corruption?
๐ซต You might be the person we need! Weโre looking for a comms adviser to join the friendly Spotlight team.
Apply below ๐. Deadline: 14 Feb.
๐ฅ "The situation we have at the end of the day is... whatever rules you have, all of this conversation is about policing the perimeter."
Yesterday @duncanhames.bsky.social gave evidence to parliament and explained to MPs and Peers why caps on donations are key to ending undue influence in politics.
๐จ๐จ 7 Select Committee Chairs urge PM to ban crypto donations ๐๐
Like them, we've called for a ban on crypto donations to political parties because they are hard to trace, facilitate risky borderless transfers, and can obscure the true source of funds.
โก๏ธ Read more here: shorturl.at/B8hIs
๐ With 120 commitments, it's an ambitious strategy that needs to turn into action - fast.
๐ฃ๏ธ As our co-chair, @opengavin.bsky.social said:
"We finally have a clear diagnosis. What we need next is bold, rapid action that the public can see and feel."
๐ On Monday, the Government published their anti-corruption strategy.
๐ UKACC joined Deputy PM David Lammy, @danjarvismp.bsky.social, Anti-Corruption Champion Margaret Hodge, @appgonacrt.bsky.social, and many others in launching it!
๐จโฐ BREAKING โ Over 1000 days since the last strategy expired, the government just published their new anti-corruption strategy.
Our coalition of experts have shared their initial reaction, urging the government to go from ambition to action.
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www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/from-as...
Ahead of todaysโs launch of the UKs Anti Corruption Strategy, watch below to hear why corruption is not some far away problem, but has a corrosive influence on all of our daily lives.
And do give the UKACC page a follow to keep up date of all the brill work CSOs in the sector are doing.
๐ค Corruption may seem far away from our normal lives. But itโs actually in our communities, our economy, and our politics too.
๐ Itโs a whole-of-society problem that needs a whole-of-society solution.
๐ฃ๏ธThatโs what weโre calling for here at UKACC โ and we want you to join us ๐ซต
๐จ Come and work with us! We're hiring for an Interim position of Senior Coalition Manager.
There's never been a more exciting time to join the anti-corruption movement. The deadline to apply is this Sunday.
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The UK Government's 2025 National Risk Assessment identified crypto assets as a growing risk to money laundering and terrorist financing
Our new explainer looks at how crypto works and potential risks it poses to political funding.
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www.transparency.org.uk/news/does-cr...
๐ฃ๏ธ @yuanfenyang.bsky.social: "Economic crime, tax evasion and corruption are draining ยฃ290 billion from our economy each year, which is the same as our entire education and health budgets combined."
Rachel Reeves can take decisive steps to fill her fiscal black hole and stamp out corruption.
๐จ NEW: We wrote to the Chancellor, urging her not to leave billions lost to illicit finance and tax-related crimes on the table ahead of the upcoming budget.
www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/our-let...
Lloyd Hatton MP: โIt really is very simple. We should be able to assess what tax is owed and then collect it. HMRC must get a firmer grip on the scale of wealth that is currently stashed away offshore... itโs clear we need to bolster its ability to spot and stop tax dodging.โ
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social : โFinancial secrecy in our Overseas Territories has real-world consequences. For my constituents. For businesses. And for Britainโs standing in the worldโ
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social : โMoney laundering, fraud, bribery, tax evasion โ many of the scandals we read about are likely to involve a financial structure in the British Overseas Territories. It is an enduring embarrassment... and one which undermines our global reputation.โ
Sir Andrew Mitchell MP: โHe [Minister Doughty] must be reminded that officials advise, ministers decide, and ministers are the servants of Parliament. Parliament has decided as long as 7 years ago why these matters must be brought to a head.โ
Sir Andrew Mitchell MP: โ@transparencyuk.bsky.social's research has linked 250 billion pounds worth of funds diverted by rig procurement bribery embezzlement in 79 different countries to our overseas territories, 92% within the British Virgin Islandsโ
@tomhayesmp.bsky.social : โ20 years ago, we said โMake Poverty Historyโ. Well, letโs make dirty money history, too.โ
๐ฃ๏ธ Yesterday, MPs of all stripes spoke out against the ongoing financial secrecy in certain UK Overseas Territories. They called urgent attention to its devastating impacts on their constituents, and pushed the government to act.
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