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Clientelism and cronyism in UK politics will continue without significant reform

Clientelism and cronyism in UK politics will continue without significant reform
Clientelism and cronyism in UK politics will continue without significant reform
Accusations of cronyism and clientelism don’t seem to be going away for Labour. Tulip Siddiq’s recent resignation over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh is just the latest incident. Joseph Ward and Bradley Ward argue that there are structural issues that explain the regularity with which such cases plague governments, and that only deep structural reforms over funding and transparency can help prevent them in the future.
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Bradley Ward (Author) , Joseph Ward (2025) Clientelism and cronyism in UK politics will continue without significant reform LSE blogs

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Accusations of cronyism and clientelism don’t seem to be going away for Labour. Tulip Siddiq’s recent resignation over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh is just the latest incident. Joseph Ward and Bradley Ward argue that there are structural issues that explain the regularity with which such cases plague governments, and that only deep structural reforms over funding and transparency can help prevent them in the future.

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Published date: 17 January 2025

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Local EPrints ID: 498807
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/498807
PURE UUID: dd1a3994-ac29-42bf-a61e-7781c5b08dd5
ORCID for Bradley Ward: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0123-5023

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Date deposited: 28 Feb 2025 18:00
Last modified: 01 Mar 2025 03:15

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Author: Bradley Ward ORCID iD
Corporate Author: Joseph Ward

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