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Patrick Dunleavy
@patrickdunleavy.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition.
And in open social science, universities.
1.6k followers1.8k following550 posts
Labour did not need to be in this appalling state, gifting sleaze lines & moral equivalence to the Tories. To get out of it, Labour should set up an independent anti-corruption commission and put Nolan Principles into law. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...x.com/pjdunleavy/s...
The UK needs an independent commission against corruption
From the Covid inquiry, to the Royal Mail postmasters and the NHS infected blood scandals, Britain’s fragmented “integrity institutions” have repeatedly shown that they cannot prevent overt corrupt…
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But then how will Labour's donors get value for money?
It's not Royal Mail postmaster's, it's Post Office postmaster's. Post Office is still government owned while Royal Mail was privatised several years ago, but they are two separate entities!
PD
Patrick Dunleavy
@patrickdunleavy.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition.
And in open social science, universities.
1.6k followers1.8k following550 posts