Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for the Anti-Corruption Summit in London on May 12. Credit: Frank Augstein/AP/Press Association Images
Editor’s note: In September 2015, Clare Short received a letter from prime minister David Cameron asking her to contribute to his book on tackling global corruption, to be published ahead of his anti-corruption summit on May 12. With her “distinguished record,” Cameron wrote, the essay would spark “debate and action across the world.” Short submitted this piece and shortly after was told it would not be included – the book was taking “a more forward looking focus.” The wide-ranging essay, which finds many reasons for optimism in the battle against corruption worldwide, is published below.
