Welcome to our special issue on whistleblowing

by Dr Ian Foxley and Arpita Dutt

"Parrhesia" is an Ancient Greek term meaning "to speak freely" implying not only freedom of speech, but the obligation to speak the truth for the common good, even at great personal risk. It was viewed as a fundamental tenet of democracy. We believe that parrhesia is a fundamental part of modern democracy, for without truth, transparency and accountability, democracy dies. Parrhesia Inc is a UK registered charity focused on the practice, protection, and promotion of the human rights of whistleblowers in the UK. We are a whistleblowing think-tank, emerging out of the research carried out by whistleblower practitioners and academics. We are delighted to be invited to co-edit this special, whistleblowing-oriented edition of Financial Regulation International.