Cameron must be questioned by Parliament sleaze watchdog, Corbyn says
Everyone involved in public life should be made to publish their tax return, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has suggested - as he called for David Cameron to be questioned by Parliament’s sleaze watchdog. In his first major intervention in the Panama tax row, Mr Corbyn said the Prime Ministe…
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK
Worthless currency is not necessarily useless. It can be a pointed way of shaming someone who asks for a bribe. That is the thinking behind zero-rupee notes, an Indian anti-corruption gimmick now attracting worldwide interest. They look roughly like 50-rupee ($0.80) notes; people are encouraged to hand them to corrupt officials, signalling resistance to sleaze http://econ.st/18UiauR
THAT a company can conceal who really owns it is a longstanding privilege in many countries. This is not just convenient for the shareholders. It makes money for the authorities that register such firms and for the lawyers who handle the details.
But it incenses crimefighters and sleazebusters. A World Bank report last year, “The Puppet Masters”, investigated 150 big corruption cases. Almost all involved the misuse of corporate vehicles, such as companies and trusts, to the tune of $50 billion. The Obama Administration’s action plan for open government calls for “meaningful” information about beneficial ownership to be recorded at the time of incorporation. Britain’s Financial Services Authority says concealed ownership is a big feature of money-laundering.
It Just Doesn't Work: Why New Tech Products Are Increasingly Unsatisfying
By Harry McCracken
Bugs. Poor design decisions. Missing features. The quality control of the latest products — even ones with plenty of promise — is shoddier than ever
'Fool’s Paradise'
By STEVEN GAINES
Reviewed by CARL HIAASEN
A lively chronicle of sleaze and vapidity in Miami Beach, from the era of Capone to Sinatra and Madonna.
Inside Europe | 27.03.2010 | 07:05
Another sleaze scandal hits Britain
Former Defense Minister Geoff Hoon, Stephen Byers and Patricia Hewitt were caught on film during a meeting with a reporter who was posing as a lobbyist. All three appeared ready to influence government policy or provide other lobby work in exchange for cash. Byers, the former transport secretary, even described himself as a cab for hire for up to 5,000 pounds a day. The incident constitutes a severe setback for Gordon Brown's Labour Party and comes just ahead of the general election in May. Neil King asked Phil Webster, the election editor of The Times newspaper, just how damaging this fresh scandal might prove to Labour's campaign and UK politics in general.
sleaze (slēz)
sleazeball
ˈsliːzbɔːl/
noun
NORTH AMERICANinformal
noun: sleazebag
- a disreputable, disgusting, or despicable person (also used as a general term of abuse)."they were seen as a bunch of sleazeballs and liars, and voted out"
sleaze
Pronunciation: /sliːz/
Translate sleaze | into French | into German | into Italian noun
[mass noun] Britishverb
[no object, with adverbial] informal
n.A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" (James J. Kilpatrick).
Meaning #1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
Synonyms: cheapness, tackiness, tat
[Back-formation from SLEAZY.]
sleaze[sleaze]
- 発音記号[slíːz]
[名][U]低俗なもの；見下げ果てたやつ, 下品［低俗］なやつ
a sleaze factor
((比喩))黒い霧, 政治家のスキャンダル.
((比喩))黒い霧, 政治家のスキャンダル.
adj., -zi·er, -zi·est.
- Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry: "sleazy storefronts with torn industrial carpeting and dirt on the walls" (Seattle Weekly).
- Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable: Some sleazy characters hang around casinos.
- Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
- Thin and loosely woven; flimsy: The coat has a sleazy lining.
[Origin unknown.]
sleazily slea'zi·ly adv.sleaziness slea'zi·ness n.
vapid
Pronunciation: /ˈvapɪd/
沒有留言:
張貼留言