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As the UK continues to try & find a place outside the EU, and fails to understand how it (we) have corrupted & downgraded our 'soft power', another clue to how other nations see us is the failure to recover a better ranking in international perceptions of state corruption.

The UK used to rank daily in the top 10 & now languishes down at 20th place, perceptions that seemly still stem from the corruption of the Tories (and not just under Johnson).

#corruption #SoftPower

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/11/uk-fails-to-improve-on-record-low-ranking-in-global-table-of-corruption

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Julia 11mo ago

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May 11mo ago

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Yes, sorry; this table is really a ranking of most-trusted - The G & I were transposing the discussion into a more focussed one on corruption

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