Greensill is only the tip of the iceberg – and our watchdogs are toothless
Poor regulation is the result of a broken political culture.
Prem Sikka
The shadow banking scandal behind the collapse of Greensill
The Greensill collapse is a reminder of the failures of financial deregulation, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
Prof Prem Sikka: Political institutions must be freed from the clutches of private money
‘We do not have a citizen-led democracy,’ says Professor Prem Sikka
Prof Prem Sikka: New reforms won’t turn poodle auditors into the watchdogs we need
You can’t scrutinise a company properly if you’re trying to sell consultancy services to it at the same time.
Prof Prem Sikka: British territories are the world’s biggest tax havens, the UK must act
The world’s three biggest tax havens are all British overseas territories.
Prof Prem Sikka: This budget shows ‘levelling up’ is just a slogan
The budget will plunge more people into poverty and foodbank queues.
Prof Prem Sikka: The FCA has failed to clean up financial corruption
It’s presided over all sorts of sleaze.
Prem Sikka: A new report shows the Tories will follow the misguided path of deregulation
John Penrose MP’s report is deceptively titled ‘power to the people’.
How the UK’s tax system is rigged against working class people
Next month’s budget needs to change a broken system.
Prem Sikka: We bailed out banks, now let’s rescue our town centres
We make them better than they were before too.
