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		DC-3 on July 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Obese politicians signal corruption, study finds Expenses scandals are a pointless distraction. The lowest hanging fruit of corruption in the UK is the stuffing of the House of Lords.

rsynnott on July 27, 2020 [–]

But expenses scandals result in public perception of corruption (which is what the study's about), so logically, based on this definitely real and very sensible study, thinner PMs should lead to fewer of them!

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