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In the old days, corruption had standards. It was shy. It wore dark glasses. It happened in poorly lit car parks with brown envelopes that smelled faintly of desperation and cheap aftershave. Today, corruption has gone digital, high-definition, and fully compliant with accounting standards. Take Jeff Bezos. The man reportedly paid $45 million for a …
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The right-wing press is back at its usual full-time job: screaming “Labour!” as if it were a fire alarm and hoping everyone runs out of the building without checking where the smoke is coming from. It’s the same routine, the same fonts, the same apocalyptic headlines written as if Karl Marx himself has been spotted …
Wike 1. The End Goal is Power, Not Purpose: The ultimate objective becomes securing the office itself. Governance—the actual job—is an afterthought. The campaign is the final exam; governing is the homework no one bothers to grade. 2. The "How" Trumps the "Why": Immense resources, energy, and cunning are devoted to how to win: voter …
If you’ve followed the news over the last decade, you’ve seen the headlines. The names Rotherham and Rochdale have become shorthand for a specific, horrific type of crime: organised child sexual exploitation (CSE). But if you listen closely to the political debate, you’ll notice something striking. These particular scandals occupy a vastly disproportionate amount of …
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