If Tony Blair wants to lecture ... oh, let me see, say, ... Putin on ethical national behaviour, perhaps the saying about glass houses and stones should be borne in mind. Particularly ironic given the election 10 years ago of 'Bambi' on a wave of anti-sleaze sentiment. "A couple of months ago, we reported a Guardian story which claimed that the UK was moving against Mark Pieth, the chair of the anti-corruption watchdog of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
According to today’s edition of The Independent, senior employees of the OECD have accused the UK of leading a “dirty tricks” campaign against them."
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11 June 2007
09 June 2007
Monbiot's advice to a corrupt Blairocracy
"Close down DESO. Reopen the investigation. Sack the attorney-general and the senior civil servants at the Ministry of Defence. Open a public inquiry to determine what Blair knew. Wage war on tax havens and secret offshore accounts. Hold BAE to account. And then lecture the rest of the world on good governance."
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A review of Common Threads
Most of my Christian life, I've been what is usually labelled "an inclusivist". Lately I've been re-examining what that ...
