Spotlight on Corruption shines a light on the UK’s role in corruption at home and abroad.

Making the UK’s crypto donations ban stick

• Tim Picton

The UK’s ban on political crypto donations is a powerful first step to closing down some of the routes that malign overseas and domestic actors could use to influence our politics. But a nuanced approach to implementing it will be important.

The government’s plans for consultations could threaten public trust in politics

• Kamila Kingstone

The government’s plan to raise the bar for including consultation requirements in legislation is a risky move that could threaten public trust in politics.

Revving up after Rycroft: what needs to happen now to the government’s elections bill?

• Dr Susan Hawley

• Kamila Kingstone

Our analysis looks at the good bits in the Rycroft Review and where it didn’t go far enough.

Credible Deterrence: beefing up enforcement of the UK’s political finance rules

In February 2026, the Director-General of the NCA told a Parliamentary inquiry: “there is no point legislating for something unless you are going to enforce it as well. That is…

Rycroft review ‘line in sand’ for UK politics, but government should go further to protect our democracy

In response to the publication of the Rycroft Review, Dr Susan Hawley, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption said: “The publication of the Rycroft review should be a line in…

Key parliamentary committee backs Spotlight recommendations to fix political donations rules

Responding to the publication of the Political Finance report, published today by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption, Dr Susan Hawley, said:…