# My battle to expose government corruption

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Heather Brooke
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/heather_brooke_my_battle_to_expose_government_corruption)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests -- and to finally get some answers.

## Lectures

1. [My battle to expose government corruption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/heather_brooke_my_battle_to_expose_government_corruption/644f1c64f424), 19 min (TED's player)