
Can Theresa May tackle Britain's 'soft corruption'?
Britain's ancient system of patronage for the ruling elite has come under renewed scrutiny after David Cameron showered honours and titles on his allies shortly before leaving office.Janan Ganesh, the FT's political columnist, tells Hugh Car...
FT News in Focus · Financial Times
August 12, 20164m 28s
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Britain's ancient system of patronage for the ruling elite has come under renewed scrutiny after David Cameron showered honours and titles on his allies shortly before leaving office.Janan Ganesh, the FT's political columnist, tells Hugh Carnegy he thinks Theresa May, the new prime minister, has the puritan instincts to clean up the system.
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