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@dark_castle1 wrote:

Never mind Global or EU corruption ! What about UK government corruption ? Like bailing out the bankers and now going to sell the shares at a loss ! Who will buy them ? the bankers and buddies of Osborne etc.

Correct me if I am wrong but do these shares not belong to the public as it was public money that bought them, therefore should not the public have a say in whether they should be sold or not ? It seems not ! The government decide they are going to use our money to buy shares and with a bit of prudent thought decide to sell them at a loss while penalising the less well off hard working and truly disabled people of this country.

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Yes, I think you are correct on your comment.  Well said castle. 

I'm sure though that astro, would mind about all three.

In short, corruption cannot be effectively fought on a country-by-country basis.  Government's must unite to create an objective agency that has the power to fight corruption. If nothing is done, the $30,000,000,000,000 ($30 trillion) that has been lost to corruption in the last 15 years will seem minimal compared to what will be lost in the future. And the biggest loser will be the average, tax-paying citizen. 

Ideally, lawyers and accountants should follow strict codes of conduct, but often they are willing to turn aside ethics for extra fees. This problem, combined with underfunded and overworked government agencies, results in overwhelming amount of inaction.

And in the European Union my Government will....