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Empiricism · @empiricism

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"The real scandal with Grant Shapps is not that he lived a double life as an internet marketing salesman called Michael Green while he was an MP, nor even that he seemingly lied about it repeatedly and sued an opponent who suggested otherwise, it’s what Michael Green did for a living." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2015/mar/16/grant-shapps-business-mp-conservative-chairman-michael-green

#business #corruption #money #politics #chumocracy #plutocracy #nepotism #psychology #climate #ignorance #news #politics

#business #corruption #money #politics #chumocracy #plutocracy #nepotism #psychology #climate #ignorance #news

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Empiricism · @empiricism

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#UK #chumocracy

MPs owe Parliament—and the public—the truth

As our elected representatives, MPs owe us the truth. And yet, we have a political system that operates as if honesty doesn’t matter.

Add your name to fix our broken system https://actions.fullfact.org/petitions/mps-owe-us-truth/?utm_source=%2F&utm_medium=home

#honest #politics #democracy

#uk #chumocracy #honest #politics #democracy

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stevenheywood · @stevenheywood

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"a chain of people safely bound into absurd networks of privilege have taken endlessly stupid decisions, knowing that their wealth and connections mean they will never have to worry about the consequences"

#UKPolitics
#Chumocracy
#SelfServingRulingElite

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/29/elitist-leadership-zahawi-schools-britain

#ukpolitics #chumocracy #selfservingrulingelite

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