Britain’s corrupt elites
Britain is more free of corruption than most countries, says Simon Kuper. Yet we might be sliding backwards. Stefan Dercon, author of, argues that a country develops when its elites strike a bargain and agree to go for development rather than dividing the spoils. Examples include China from 1979 and India from 1991. Britain’s development bargain, however, has broken down. A string of election victories led the Tories to suspect voters will back them no
