I remember, decades back, a story about the premature demise of an otherwise promising Labour minister, for having accepted a £300 watch from a high-placed Saudi source. Voila, the press furore. A 🇺🇸 #diplomat, I think he an ambassadorial staffer in London, responding on #BBCRadioFour said, to the effect: ""£300! You Brits don’t know the meaning of “#corruption.” Well, we’ve caught up. #Johnson #NadhimZahawi #Westminster is an appalling place. Memories of #JoCox & #DavidAmess very much alive.

“One of us”: LabTory coalition unite to bury their dead
The state’s response to the murder of one of their own has been telling. The murder of David Amess produced a rare unity in British politics; one that is always there, behind the façade of confrontational parliamentary performances.

The immediate response was focused around MP protection and the relationship
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/10/26/one-of-us-labtory-coalition-unite-to-bury-their-dead/
#BritishPolitics #DavidAmess

“One of us”: LabTory coalition unite to bury their dead
The state’s response to the murder of one of their own has been telling. The murder of David Amess produced a rare unity in British politics; one that is always there, behind the façade of confrontational parliamentary performances.

The immediate response was focused around MP protection and the relationship
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/10/26/one-of-us-labtory-coalition-unite-to-bury-their-dead/
#BritishPolitics #DavidAmess