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Deception in High Places: A History of Bribery in Britain's Arms Trade by Nicholas Gilby

Deception in High Places reveals the corruption endemic in Britain's biggest arms deals over the last fifty years.

Based on painstaking research in government archives, collections of private and court papers and documents won by the author in a landmark Freedom of Information Tribunal against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the book illuminates a shadow world of bribery and elite enrichment.

Deception in High Places charts British government involvement in arms trade corruption and presents the fullest history yet of bribery in Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia. It includes the backstory of the controversial termination of a Serious Fraud Office corruption investigation following pressure by the Saudi Royal Family and the British establishment.

Deception in High Places Reviews

'A remarkable book that exposes the trickery, humbug, buck-passing, and cover-ups, by successive British governments as they turned a blind eye, and even encouraged, the payment of bribes to secure British arms contracts' -- Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian
'A devastating portrait of the UK government's complicity in arms deal corruption over many decades. This superbly researched must-read account allows the facts to speak for themselves.' -- Andrew Feinstein, author The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade and founding Director of Corruption Watch UK
'Drawing on a wealth of official documents, Gilby lays bare the subterranean realities of Britain's arms trade and its corrosive impact on the wider political culture. This is a hugely impressive piece of historical research and a fascinating story' -- Professor Mark Phythian, author of The Politics of British Arms Sales Since 1964
'Heroically dogged ... Gilby assiduously unveils past sins with contemporary consequences' -- New Statesman
'A rich history of a rotten business. Gilby's meticulous research shows us just how corruption in the arms trade, sustaining some of the world's most oppressive regimes, festered and grew. And after half a century of complicity and cover-up by the British government, his findings pose the most urgent question of all: why is it still allowed to go on?' -- Richard Brooks, Private Eye, author of The Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business
'Gilby produces some well-reasoned answers to the most commonly offered justifications for bribery' -- Susan Demuth, Middle East Eye

About Nicholas Gilby

Nicholas Gilby led the Campaign Against Arms Trade's efforts to expose corruption in Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia. He is the author of Deception in High Places: A History of Bribery in Britain's Arms Trade (Pluto, 2014) and The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade (2009). His research has featured in the Guardian, BBC's Newsnight and Al Jazeera.

List of Figures and Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. The Chancer: Negotiating BAE's First Saudi Deals (1963-66)
2. Hand in Glove: Whitehall's Involvement in Bribery Schemes (1968-73)
3. The 'Deniable Fiddle': Dealing with the Saudi Arabian National Guard (1968-72)
4. The 'Special Relationship': Britain and the Shah of Iran (1970-78)
5. Parting Ways: British and American Corruption Scandals (1975-76)
6. At Arm's Length: How the British Government Avoided Taking Action against Corruption (1976-78)
7. Thwarted: How International Action against Corruption was Stopped in its Tracks (1975-80)
8. 'Business as Usual' (1980-2001)
9. An Investigation Interrupted: The SFO and BAE Systems (2004-10)
Conclusion
Notes
Index

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GOR006263559

ISBN 13

9780745334264

ISBN 10

0745334261

Title

Deception in High Places: A History of Bribery in Britain's Arms Trade by Nicholas Gilby

Author

Nicholas Gilby

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Pluto Press

Year published

20140516

Number of pages

256

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Deception in High Places by Nicholas Gilby

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Deception in High Places: A History of Bribery in Britain's Arms Trade by Nicholas Gilby

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