Tom on the Spectator Book Club podcast talking about dirty money, the war in Ukraine and an attempt to suppress Kleptopia

The Guardian's review voiced some criticism over the various plots and storylines followed in the book: "This is a ghastly and very important story. But the secret to great storytelling is knowing what to leave out. If Burgis had found a more focused way to tell this one, he would have written a much more powerful book." [7] Legal action against publishers [ edit ] I think it is the time because what we are seeing [in Ukraine] is what happens if you do not protect freedom of speech and if you do not give [journalists] the tools to expose corruption,’ Kean added. A spokesperson for ENRC said: ‘The allegations made by HarperCollins, Financial Times and Tom Burgis are completely false and continue to cause damage to the company’s reputation. We are considering our options following today’s judgment.’ In our new world of alternate facts, corruption is “no longer a sign of a failing state, but of a state succeeding in its new purpose”. The new kleptocrats have subverted their nations’ institutions, “to seize for themselves that which rightfully belonged to the commonwealth”. The ENRC is suing Burgis, the Financial Times and publisher HarperCollins for libel on reporting that suggested the company was involved in the death of former employees, who had allegedly uncovered fraud, to protect its business interests, Law 360 reported in February.In July HarperCollins settled with Russian billionaires Pyotr Aven and Mikhail Fridman , who brought their own legal action against the publisher but not Belton herself, and agreed to amend some passages in the book about them. Kleptopiafollows the dirty money that is flooding the global economy, emboldening dictators and poisoning democracies. From the Kremlin to Beijing, Harare to Riyadh, Paris to the Trump White House, it shows how the thieves are uniting – and the terrible human cost. While we are looking the other way, all that we hold most dear is being stolen. Tobitt, Charlotte (2 March 2022). "Judge dismisses libel claim over FT journalist Tom Burgis' book". Press Gazette . Retrieved 2 March 2022. The Law Society is the independent professional body for solicitors. We represent and support our members, promoting the highest professional standards and the rule of law.

Taub, Jennifer. "Review | Trump among the kleptocrats". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 29 November 2020.Kazakh-based mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has denied ‘very serious’ allegations made in a book about so-called ‘dirty money’, which the company says means that it had three people murdered ‘to protect its business interests’. However, Burgis and HarperCollins’ lawyers argue that, while Kleptopia ‘clearly portrays the three deaths as suspicious’, the book ‘nowhere makes an allegation of murder by anyone connected with ENRC business’. He added that the meaning of the words complained of was that the three deaths‘are suspicious and the cause of death in each instance remains an open question which merits further investigation’.