United Kingdom
Report
Fraud and its relationship to pandemics and economic crises: from Spanish flu to COVID-19
This report seeks to draw out the common characteristics of frauds associated with pandemics. The report identifies some novel crime types and methodologies arising during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 that were not seen in previous pandemics.
Report
2019 Churchill Fellowship to study service responses to women experiencing or escaping domestic financial abuse USA, Canada, UK
This report outlines the work of organisations and people responding to domestic economic abuse in the UK, USA and Canada. It includes observations about the potential relevance of this work to the Australian context, and includes some recommendations for Australia.
Briefing paper
Improving ethical standards in government
This report calls for new rules to extend the prohibition on former cabinet ministers lobbying government, new enforcement powers to ensure ministerial rules are followed, and greater transparency surrounding the outside interests of civil servants.
Briefing paper
Zero-carbon power is a key milestone on the route to net-zero
This briefing paper examines the latest energy scenarios informing United Kingdom and European Union policy-making, and compares these with the announced United States target for a zero-carbon electricity system by 2035.
Briefing paper
The truth tellers: why we need profound audit sector reform now
In this first report of a three-part series, the authors provide an assessment of the core problems of the audit sector and their costs for society. They also show how a reformed audit sector could be boon for a productive economy.