The official opposition may not have been thinking only of Lady Mone, baroness of Mayfair, in announcing its proposal to get rid of Britain’s House of Lords. But as Labour offers a dramatic reform of the country’s 1,000-year-old institution, recent allegations against the Tory peer have hardened perceptions it is “staffed with cronies or supporters…
Future of Britain’s House of Lords Uncertain, Amid Accusations of Cronyism
Commerce Cronyism: Inside Deals, Conflicts of Interest and Chinese Connections
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary The U.S. Department of Commerce seldom grabs headlines or congressional scrutiny. It does not become “weaponized” against political opponents of the incumbent party. After the 2016 election, an article on Vox about incoming power-players of the Trump administration dismissed the department as a “hodgepodge of agencies,” and a “Cabinet backwater.”…
The Return of the Corporate Welfare State
Commentary No one is paying much attention, but Washington is building up a vast new multitrillion-dollar welfare class: corporate America. Deep inside President Joe Biden’s budget are hundreds of billions of dollars of loans, grants, and loan guarantees for corporate America. This Aid to Dependent Corporations is most prevalent in the area of renewable energy….
UK Government Doubles Down on Lobbying Defence
LONDON—Britain’s government doubled down on its defence against accusations of cronyism on Sunday, arguing that former leader David Cameron’ failure to get support for finance firm Greensill Capital showed its lobbying rules were “pretty good”. Questions over whether former ministers and civil servants are granted easy access to the Conservative government have been raised by…
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