Transparency International UK
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
Challenging corruption, strengthening integrity, and fighting for a fair society based on the rule of law.
📺 "All we've seen from successive governments now is just tinkering in the margins [on restoring trust in politics] "
As #CPI2025 scores the UK at an all time low @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss how repeated political scandals erode public trust.
As #CPI2025 scores the UK at an all time low @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss how repeated political scandals erode public trust.
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
📺 "All we've seen from successive governments now is just tinkering in the margins [on restoring trust in politics] "
As #CPI2025 scores the UK at an all time low @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss how repeated political scandals erode public trust.
As #CPI2025 scores the UK at an all time low @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss how repeated political scandals erode public trust.
🗣️ "This isn't just about numbers... It's about what those numbers represent: a gradual but persistent decline in the UK’s reputation for good governance."
As the UK receives its lowest ever score in #CPI2025, @danieljbruce.bsky.social reflects on our decline.
www.transparency.org.uk/news/when-co...
As the UK receives its lowest ever score in #CPI2025, @danieljbruce.bsky.social reflects on our decline.
www.transparency.org.uk/news/when-co...
When Corruption concerns become the 'new normal'
www.transparency.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
🗣️ "This isn't just about numbers... It's about what those numbers represent: a gradual but persistent decline in the UK’s reputation for good governance."
As the UK receives its lowest ever score in #CPI2025, @danieljbruce.bsky.social reflects on our decline.
www.transparency.org.uk/news/when-co...
As the UK receives its lowest ever score in #CPI2025, @danieljbruce.bsky.social reflects on our decline.
www.transparency.org.uk/news/when-co...
📺 "What we see in today's score is growing concern about political corruption risk in the UK."
Last night @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss this year's Corruption Perception Index and why the UK has received it's lowest ever score in the #CPI2025 tracker.
Last night @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss this year's Corruption Perception Index and why the UK has received it's lowest ever score in the #CPI2025 tracker.
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM
📺 "What we see in today's score is growing concern about political corruption risk in the UK."
Last night @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss this year's Corruption Perception Index and why the UK has received it's lowest ever score in the #CPI2025 tracker.
Last night @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined Petrie Hosken on Talk TV to discuss this year's Corruption Perception Index and why the UK has received it's lowest ever score in the #CPI2025 tracker.
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That continues a worrying trend for the UK over the last decade.
@anticorruption.bsky.social cited record political donations from super‑rich backers, cash‑for‑access politics, aggressive lobbying & shrinking space for protest, journalism & people-powered campaigns the UK's downgrade... 2/3
@anticorruption.bsky.social cited record political donations from super‑rich backers, cash‑for‑access politics, aggressive lobbying & shrinking space for protest, journalism & people-powered campaigns the UK's downgrade... 2/3
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
That continues a worrying trend for the UK over the last decade.
@anticorruption.bsky.social cited record political donations from super‑rich backers, cash‑for‑access politics, aggressive lobbying & shrinking space for protest, journalism & people-powered campaigns the UK's downgrade... 2/3
@anticorruption.bsky.social cited record political donations from super‑rich backers, cash‑for‑access politics, aggressive lobbying & shrinking space for protest, journalism & people-powered campaigns the UK's downgrade... 2/3
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🚨 NEW: UK hits new low in corruption perception index.
📉 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...
📉 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...
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
🚨 NEW: UK hits new low in corruption perception index.
📉 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...
📉 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...
🖊️ "Corruption, abuse and sexual assault are not new in public life – but neither are they hardwired into it."
Stella Creasy in PoliticsHome on the reforms needed to restore integrity to our politics.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Stella Creasy in PoliticsHome on the reforms needed to restore integrity to our politics.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Our whole political culture must change
We may be the mother of all parliaments, but we are also a deeply flawed one. It is time to confront this truth and clean up politics once and for ...
www.politicshome.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🖊️ "Corruption, abuse and sexual assault are not new in public life – but neither are they hardwired into it."
Stella Creasy in PoliticsHome on the reforms needed to restore integrity to our politics.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Stella Creasy in PoliticsHome on the reforms needed to restore integrity to our politics.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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📽️ 1/ Today, Britain dropped to its lowest placing in @anticorruption.bsky.social's global Corruption Perceptions Index.
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
📽️ 1/ Today, Britain dropped to its lowest placing in @anticorruption.bsky.social's global Corruption Perceptions Index.
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
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February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🔍 Curious to find out who Palantir has been meeting in Government?
Check out our OpenAccess tool where you can search which companies have been meeting who and when.
Search for yourself to see what you can find ⤵️
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Check out our OpenAccess tool where you can search which companies have been meeting who and when.
Search for yourself to see what you can find ⤵️
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💥 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...
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...
Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out | Polly Toynbee
With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to confront the real issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
💥 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...
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...
🗣️ "The UK government must demonstrate that it is serious about restoring integrity.”
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...
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...
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🗣️ "The UK government must demonstrate that it is serious about restoring integrity.”
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...
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...
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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. ⬇️
In the #CPI2025, 36 of the 50 countries with significant score declines since 2012 have also seen reduced civic space. Learn more. ⬇️
CPI 2025: Findings and insights - News
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption. How does your country measure…
www.transparency.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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. ⬇️
In the #CPI2025, 36 of the 50 countries with significant score declines since 2012 have also seen reduced civic space. Learn more. ⬇️
🗣️"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.
➡️ transparency.org/en/cpi/2025
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.
➡️ transparency.org/en/cpi/2025
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 AM
🗣️"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.
➡️ transparency.org/en/cpi/2025
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.
➡️ transparency.org/en/cpi/2025
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🔵 The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 is out! We analysed 182 countries to see how they scored in the fight against corruption.
Check out your country’s score! ⬇️
#CPI2025
Check out your country’s score! ⬇️
#CPI2025
Corruption Perceptions Index 2025
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranks 182 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Find out the scores and read our analysis.
www.transparency.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 AM
🔵 The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 is out! We analysed 182 countries to see how they scored in the fight against corruption.
Check out your country’s score! ⬇️
#CPI2025
Check out your country’s score! ⬇️
#CPI2025
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“The UK government must demonstrate that it is serious about restoring integrity… remove big money from politics, delivering genuinely open government, and ending the cronyism that undermines public trust in our institutions.” Says @danieljbruce.bsky.social of @transparencyuk.bsky.social
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 AM
“The UK government must demonstrate that it is serious about restoring integrity… remove big money from politics, delivering genuinely open government, and ending the cronyism that undermines public trust in our institutions.” Says @danieljbruce.bsky.social of @transparencyuk.bsky.social
📻"What we're dealing with is the abuse of power."
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the need for reform to restore integrity to UK politics.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the need for reform to restore integrity to UK politics.
February 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
📻"What we're dealing with is the abuse of power."
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the need for reform to restore integrity to UK politics.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the need for reform to restore integrity to UK politics.
🗣️ "The proposals for the Elections Bill are missing the gigantic elephant in the room, the scale of money in UK politics that’s corroding our democracy".
Steve Goodrich spoke w/ Alice at the International Bar Association on how HMG's plans for the Elections Bill don't meet the moment.
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Steve Goodrich spoke w/ Alice at the International Bar Association on how HMG's plans for the Elections Bill don't meet the moment.
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Protecting democracy
The UK government has proposed legislation to close loopholes in political finance rules and prevent the influx of dirty money and undue foreign influence.
www.ibanet.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
🗣️ "The proposals for the Elections Bill are missing the gigantic elephant in the room, the scale of money in UK politics that’s corroding our democracy".
Steve Goodrich spoke w/ Alice at the International Bar Association on how HMG's plans for the Elections Bill don't meet the moment.
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Steve Goodrich spoke w/ Alice at the International Bar Association on how HMG's plans for the Elections Bill don't meet the moment.
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Labour promised an Ethics and Integirty Commission - first championed by Angela Rayner - but so far in government they've barely changed the nameplate on the door. Now would be a good time to commit to more substantive reform:
Starmer’s promised ethics commission may repackage existing regulators
Government sources say ‘umbrella’ structure now more likely after plans for independent body found to be too complex
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Labour promised an Ethics and Integirty Commission - first championed by Angela Rayner - but so far in government they've barely changed the nameplate on the door. Now would be a good time to commit to more substantive reform:
📺 "Until [these issues] are really tackled... then we will just lurch from one scandal to another."
As Gordon Brown calls for a century-defining re-balancing of power and accountability, @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke to
@channel4news.bsky.social about the need to restore trust in politics.
As Gordon Brown calls for a century-defining re-balancing of power and accountability, @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke to
@channel4news.bsky.social about the need to restore trust in politics.
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
📺 "Until [these issues] are really tackled... then we will just lurch from one scandal to another."
As Gordon Brown calls for a century-defining re-balancing of power and accountability, @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke to
@channel4news.bsky.social about the need to restore trust in politics.
As Gordon Brown calls for a century-defining re-balancing of power and accountability, @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke to
@channel4news.bsky.social about the need to restore trust in politics.
💥"Nothing less than a century-defining rebalancing of power and accountability is equal to this moment and the trauma of the victims."
A significant intervention from former PM Gordon Brown on why the Epstein-Mandelson revelations demand a fundamental cleaning up of UK politics.
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A significant intervention from former PM Gordon Brown on why the Epstein-Mandelson revelations demand a fundamental cleaning up of UK politics.
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We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
💥"Nothing less than a century-defining rebalancing of power and accountability is equal to this moment and the trauma of the victims."
A significant intervention from former PM Gordon Brown on why the Epstein-Mandelson revelations demand a fundamental cleaning up of UK politics.
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A significant intervention from former PM Gordon Brown on why the Epstein-Mandelson revelations demand a fundamental cleaning up of UK politics.
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🆕"Mr Mandelson is a symptom and not the cause of the current rot and reform must go beyond just removing titles."
Head of Research & Investigations, @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social, on what needs to be done to save the UK’s battered reputation for good governance.
Head of Research & Investigations, @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social, on what needs to be done to save the UK’s battered reputation for good governance.
To save the UK’s battered reputation for good governance, the government needs to go big on political reform
The latest scandal to engulf Peter Mandelson shows how the UK Government needs to go harder and faster to stop the rot in politics.
www.transparency.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🆕"Mr Mandelson is a symptom and not the cause of the current rot and reform must go beyond just removing titles."
Head of Research & Investigations, @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social, on what needs to be done to save the UK’s battered reputation for good governance.
Head of Research & Investigations, @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social, on what needs to be done to save the UK’s battered reputation for good governance.
🆕"Buried within the Mandelson case are uncomfortable but unavoidable questions about the proximity of wealth and power."
Duncan Hames in PoliticsHome on why we owe it to the victims of this story to challenge the power structuresthat meant their abusers thought they could carry on with impunity.
Duncan Hames in PoliticsHome on why we owe it to the victims of this story to challenge the power structuresthat meant their abusers thought they could carry on with impunity.
We must deal a corrupt system, not just a person who abused it
MPs must match their justified outrage over Peter Mandelson with meaningful action to break the link between wealth, power, and access.
www.politicshome.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
🆕"Buried within the Mandelson case are uncomfortable but unavoidable questions about the proximity of wealth and power."
Duncan Hames in PoliticsHome on why we owe it to the victims of this story to challenge the power structuresthat meant their abusers thought they could carry on with impunity.
Duncan Hames in PoliticsHome on why we owe it to the victims of this story to challenge the power structuresthat meant their abusers thought they could carry on with impunity.
🗣️ “There's also a danger around contracted companies being owned in the shadows by politically connected individuals"
Ben Cowdock in the new OCCRP and Finance Uncovered investigation on Companies House's ongoing fight against misleading information on its register.
Ben Cowdock in the new OCCRP and Finance Uncovered investigation on Companies House's ongoing fight against misleading information on its register.
Secretive Firms From U.K. to Singapore Win $200M in Tenders From Uzbek State Giant
A major Uzbek state mining company awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in tenders to companies in the U.K., Georgia, and Singapore. Reporters found they have connections to an Uzbek ping-pong offi...
www.occrp.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🗣️ “There's also a danger around contracted companies being owned in the shadows by politically connected individuals"
Ben Cowdock in the new OCCRP and Finance Uncovered investigation on Companies House's ongoing fight against misleading information on its register.
Ben Cowdock in the new OCCRP and Finance Uncovered investigation on Companies House's ongoing fight against misleading information on its register.
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Juliet Swann from @transparencyuk.bsky.social points out how important and timely the FoI Reform (Scotland) Bill is.
#FoIReformNow #freedomofinformation #foi #accesstoinformation #ati
#FoIReformNow #freedomofinformation #foi #accesstoinformation #ati
![Text reads: #FoIReformNow
“[G]iven the on-going decline in trust in democracy, following-the-money reforms to FOISA, moving to proactive publication and improved transparency of decision making are not just nice-to-haves; they are essential protections against the roll-back of democratic norms that we are seeing globally. It is vital to ensure that, in Scotland, we are still abiding by the highest international freedom of information standards, not falling behind.”
- Juliet Swann, Transparency International UK](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wehzm2nhr5hwxc453g4olgys/bafkreidavgaozqxxo32fsfpsmb3c65skjvzhoc7bssbzokle5ripwbjqma@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Juliet Swann from @transparencyuk.bsky.social points out how important and timely the FoI Reform (Scotland) Bill is.
#FoIReformNow #freedomofinformation #foi #accesstoinformation #ati
#FoIReformNow #freedomofinformation #foi #accesstoinformation #ati
📺"Yet again, an example of particularly those with money and wealth, often internationally, being able to get close access and privilege to those at the seat of power".
@danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @vinnymcav.bsky.social for @globalnews.ca on the latest Mandelson revelations.
@danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @vinnymcav.bsky.social for @globalnews.ca on the latest Mandelson revelations.
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
📺"Yet again, an example of particularly those with money and wealth, often internationally, being able to get close access and privilege to those at the seat of power".
@danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @vinnymcav.bsky.social for @globalnews.ca on the latest Mandelson revelations.
@danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @vinnymcav.bsky.social for @globalnews.ca on the latest Mandelson revelations.
🗣️ It's claimed "Peter Mandelson leaked sensitive confidential government discussions at the height of a crisis to his own associates..."
As a police investigation into Mandelson leaks is confirmed Duncan Hames spoke to LBC about what the allegations could mean.
As a police investigation into Mandelson leaks is confirmed Duncan Hames spoke to LBC about what the allegations could mean.
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🗣️ It's claimed "Peter Mandelson leaked sensitive confidential government discussions at the height of a crisis to his own associates..."
As a police investigation into Mandelson leaks is confirmed Duncan Hames spoke to LBC about what the allegations could mean.
As a police investigation into Mandelson leaks is confirmed Duncan Hames spoke to LBC about what the allegations could mean.