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Duncan Hames

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Director of Policy @TransparencyUK. Recent @warstudies MA graduate. Husband to @joswinson, Dad to 3 boys. Former MP (2010-15). All views here are my own etc.

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Duncan Hames
10 months
Perhaps I should have said some weeks back, that I had stopped posting new content here, because I was trying out somewhere else (with fairer, brighter horizons) instead. I like it there, so am sticking with it, come find me, if you like.
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RT @duncanhames: Perhaps I should have said some weeks back, that I had stopped posting new content here, because I was trying out somewher….
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11 months
RT @anticorruption: We are profoundly saddened by the loss of Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of @Access_Info. Helen was an inspiring….
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Duncan Hames
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RT @stephen_abbott: "By summer 2025, Companies House should be able to allow access on request to certain trust information on the Register….
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RT @mairarmartini: Are we on the verge of another CJEU decision that will not only fail to fix a problem but create a bigger one? If the @E….
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11 months
RT @SkyNews: "We need to have some new rules." 📜. With Keir Starmer repaying some of the gifts he received this year, @HarrietHarman tells….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
RT @margotmollat: Media rows on freebies have overly focused on whether politicians should accept gifts. The bigger question is: why are th….
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11 months
RT @IndexCensorship: Today marks 6 years since journalist #JamalKhashoggi was brutally murdered at the #SaudiArabia embassy in Istanbul. Hi….
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11 months
RT @terjehelland: 🇬🇪BREAKING: Voter suppression in Georgia's October 26th election is intensifying. A recent Tbilisi court decision bars Tr….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
RT @Transparency_GE: We are no longer able to observe the 2024 parliamentary elections following Tbilisi City Court's decision today not to….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
RT @WeAreBrightBlue: 🧵Another packed event at #CPC24 in partnership with @anticorruption featuring 📷.@AndrewmitchMP , @DavidDavisMP, @Maria….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
RT @ukaccoalition: 🚨 🗣️ 🎞️ 🟥 @TransparencyUK's @duncanhames chatted to us after sitting on our joint @IPPR panel event "Combatting the klep….
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11 months
RT @margarethodge: Great to speak on this panel with @josephpowell @duncanhames @SDoughtyMP @pathwithanr. Britain will never prosper off th….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
RT @JMDT999: Important discussion on Combatting the Kleptocrats: How To Make the UK the Anti-Corruption Capital of the World? With @IPPR a….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
Thanks to everyone who came to our discussion at Labour party conference, and asked questions. They really helped raise our ambition for change - so much to do!.
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Jem Mills-Sheehy
11 months
Great panel for this w/ @duncanhames @susanpjhawley @timd_IFG @stephenkb and @LucyMPowell discussing all things ethics, modernisation committe and - judging by the crowd - I suspect gifts too. Chaired by @DrHannahWhite, great to be partnering with @instituteforgov again!
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11 months
RT @TransparencyUK: 🗣️ "We urge her and the Treasury to ensure a full and thorough probe of the 135 high risk contracts that we've identifi….
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11 months
RT @DanielJBruce: Research from @TransparencyUK finds #corruption red flags in £15.3bn of COVID contracts: £1 in every £3 spent. We have su….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
Our reaction to the Chancellor’s speech today: (full statement from @DanielJBruce of @TransparencyUK here: .
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Transparency International UK
11 months
✨ NEW ✨. Today’s announcement is an important first step towards full accountability for the serious procurement failings we saw during the pandemic. We hope all 135 high-risk contracts we identified are investigated too.
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11 months
RT @DanielJBruce: Great discussion at #LabourConference24 on lessons to be learned from UK #COVID19 procurement after @TransparencyUK found….
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Duncan Hames
11 months
Good to hear the Chancellor’s determination in her speech to the Labour Party conference to pursue waste and fraud from COVID contracts. She wants that money back:
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