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Matthew T. Page

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Author of 'Understanding #Kleptocracy' (OUP, 2025). Chatham House fellow focused on #corruption worldwide. Longtime #Nigeria watcher. Ex-State Department, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mainer. Views mine. More: https://www.matthewtaylor.page

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Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal Some in No 10 wish they had thought a bit more about how it looked before giving job to niece of ousted Bangladesh PM

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15.01.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Alasdair - thanks for checking. Yes it is still at the point in the publication process where it hasn't been announced as a forthcoming title - but I'll be sure to let everyone know when it is! Here's hoping the process speeds up a bit... :)

03.12.2024 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump aide sought payments from job seekers, internal legal review found Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.

Selling access. Toll-taking. It is early days, but the incoming administration is already generating headlines very familiar to this corruption/kleptocracy scholar: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

26.11.2024 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, it was a good run. 12 years; 19k tweets, 33k followers. RIP Twitter me. Hello, πŸ¦‹ me!

24.11.2024 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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