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Had absolutely no idea about this. This is fascinating.
Suggested reading:
Butler to the World: The Book the Oligarchs Don't Want You to Read - How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away With Anything - Oliver Bullough
Money Land - Oliver Bullough
The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It - Owen Jones
Kleptopia - Tom Burgis
Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens - Nicholas Saxson
Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption - Patrick Alley
I very much appreciate the recommendations but also I literally bust out laughing at that first title. They couldn't make it just a bit longer? Even funnier juxtaposed with the other title by the same author lol
If I didn't Google these and know they existed I would have thought this was just straight up classic British humor.