Corrupt EU politician caught with a bag full of cash claims she was just on the way to return it to the 'lobbyist' that gave it to her boyfriend that happened to be working for said lobbyist.
You think the tories are bad, the EU parliament is a cesspit.
ETA: at the same time, her father was caught on the street with yet another suitcase full of cash. What a coincidence.
(, Fri 8 Dec 2023, 7:29, Reply)
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Things are so bad and polarised here, I felt compelled to vote for the fist time in years. Still, with the result as it is, I'm sure there'll be another general election within a year or so.
(, Fri 8 Dec 2023, 13:53, Reply)
his and some other parties' massive success is the result of the (former) main parties totally and rather arrogantly ignoring peoples actual concerns.
(, Fri 8 Dec 2023, 17:39, Reply)
The tories would have tried to change the rules to make it legal, decent and moral to accept bags of cash from Qatari lobbyists.
Whatever, I'm going to wait for her trial before declaring her guilty or innocent.
(, Fri 8 Dec 2023, 14:32, Reply)
Acting in this case because it was forreign rather than home grown corruption, sorry, lobbying. They're all shits.
(, Fri 8 Dec 2023, 17:42, Reply)
Look at Lord Hamface of Pigfucker and his lobbying for Greensill. All he got was a peerage and appointed foreign sec
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these people are being investigated and prosecuted for taking donations to influence policy. Ashcroft funneled millions of pounds into the tory party using holding companies based in tax havens, and he was given a KCMG
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Ashcroft used non-dom holding companies to funnel millions into multiple races in marginal seats, the Electoral commission investigated and Ashcroft and the tory branches refused to answer, and the EC didn't have the power to compel them. After Cameron won in 2010 off the back of an avalanche of ashcroft money, they were incurious in following the matter any further, gave Ashcroft a peerage, and have been in power ever since. The greek sheila above, in contrast, has already served prison time and it's unlikely her bullshit alibi will save her in the investigation. Meanwhile Ashcroft owns companies that own companies like Medacs that tories awarded 350 million pound contracts for making a meal of test and trace during covid.
(, Mon 11 Dec 2023, 12:22, Reply)