Phil Mason

Phil Mason served in the U.K.'s Overseas Development Administration, and later the Department for International Development, from 1988 until retiring in March 2019. His final role, between 2000 and his departure, was as senior anti-corruption adviser. At the time of Pergau, he was the department’s liaison officer with the National Audit Office, which first brought the Pergau decision to public light.

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Opinion: Who killed DFID?

over 5 years ago // The future of DFID

DFID sought to offer more than just a Band-Aid for the world's problems — but its ambitions were crushed by the demand for quick results, writes longtime DFID official Phil Mason.

Opinion: Remember Pergau

over 6 years ago // The Future of DFID

For those politicos tempted to kill off the U.K. Department for International Development, this word alone should warn against it, writes DFID veteran Phil Mason.

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