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David Whyte is Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool. His most recent books are How Corrupt is Britain? (Pluto, 2015) and The Corporate Criminal (Routledge, 2015). His research on the occupation of Iraq won the prestigious Leon Radzinowicz Prize for Criminology in 2008.

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Chilcot's blind spot: Iraq War report buries oil evidence, fails to address motive

David Whyte and Greg Muttitt 6 July 2016

When the UK invaded, Iraq had nearly a tenth of the world's oil reserves -- and government documents "explicitly state" oil was a consideration before the war. Why didn't Chilcot explore it further?

Where’s the corruption Mr Cameron? Look behind you!

David Whyte 12 May 2016

Bribing might be rare in Britain, but that doesn't mean corruption isn't rife.

The missing link in the UK general election - corruption

David Whyte 2 April 2015

However much we like to pretend that corruption is something that happens in other, lesser countries, the reality is that corruption is now rife in Britain. Why is no one talking about it?

Overburdened (once every forty years)

Steve Tombs and David Whyte 10 May 2012

Yesterday's Queen's speech foregrounded a commitment to 'freeing up' Britain's businesses from health and safety legislation. But with Britain rapidly heading to the bottom of the OECD's national rankings for workplace safety, the effects of deregulation could be far from liberating.