A flurry of corruption tales as the year ends

The EU insists on stealing Russian assets and handing them to Ukraine

Politico now even refers to the anti-war position as belligerent!

At politico, they know which side their bread is buttered

Even (or only) the FT’s sketch can tell us what’s really going on

Nothing dodgy here – no giveaways about who really runs Europe

Back to Blighty

Private Eye has been all over this Houchen story ever since it started – arguably from before ! It’s the latest face of local government corruption.

Does anyone even care about the effects on local business, services, belief in democracy?

This is what can happen when a tiny number of people get a stranglehold over a community’s finances and decision making.

Another Tory corruption scandal – the money looks like it’s gone forever – and she’s still a Baroness

Why does the UK continue buying substandard American military equipment? This is expensive stuff. The total breakdown in accountability appears to have become irreversible. What does this mean for morale?

How can Britain posture on the world stage when even the most basic joined up thinking and competence is bloody mindedly beyond us?

It makes perfect sense that a country learn to feed itself – the trend has been in the opposite direction for some time – but the economy is hardly in the right shape to support relying on only exports

Ending trial by jury for most crimes is about ending justice – with time saved being a fringe benefit for those who hate justice more than they care about time