The fact that we all casually talk about how big money is almost a requirement to get into, run, manage, and maintain politics … goes to show you how democratic the system is.
YSK that Boris Johnson was one of the most corrupt Prime Minister in British history. He was obsessed about money
Submitted 3 weeks ago by vanes@lemmy.world to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
https://www.ft.com/content/8c6041ff-a223-43e9-9e45-53c3f7cf47f7
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ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
starlinguk@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Singapore solved this problem by paying its politicians really well. You’d think that would result in more corruption because people would do anything to get the job, but it hasn’t.
Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The fact that corporations are the dominate social structure is undisputable. Everything, including notions of democracy, is secondary to this. Whenever there is a conflict between wealth and the general populace the government will always side with money due to corruption.
This is pretty universal across all nations. There is not a democracy that does not suffer from this problem. At this point it really does feel that democracy in most forms is just a window dressing for corportocracy.
yucandu@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We just got dental care in Canada. It’s not all bad.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
The serfs will work harder if they are made to believe their voice counts.
IonTempted@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
The British should have seen that he has a Temu Trump and leave it at that.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
He was an absolute dose but Trump is a scrotal tick. He is an insanely outrageous piece of shit. Its really not fair to anyone outside of other serial rapists, cowards, abusers and those responsible for thousands of deaths to likened to him.
Bojo was a cheater but it would appear none were raped or a child or both. He also took a strong stance on Russia and held it, the only stance Trump holds for Russia is downward dog. It is thenonly consistent position he holds.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Americans take everything to the extreme, but BJ is repulsive, selfish, corrupt and immoral enough to hate. Trump is just the ugly but logical conclusion of American culture. 😔
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure Robert Walpole holds the title of most corrupt prime minister lol
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I’m not sure what this information is good for.
stickly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Astroturfing new bot accounts I guess
thefluffiest@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Good story, didn’t know. Lovely look behind the corrupt scenes. However it is more than 4 years old. It’s undoubtedly still relevant and ongoing in one way or another, but it’s not breaking news.
Fluke@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
It’s relevant in that the inquest into the Government of the time’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic has just concluded. Their findings come as no great surprise to anyone. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson -to refer to the self serving sack of festering syphilitic fucks by it’s full name- is responsible for the government mishandling of the whole affair.
thefluffiest@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Amen 🙏🏼
WALLACE@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
What’s with this 4 year old fantasy/opinion piece being presented and both recent and factual?
MagisterSieran@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I swear nobody on this site knows what YSK is for.
expatriado@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
mildlyinteresting, TIL, YSK , etc, definitely follow different rules here, seen lots TILs with stuff that happened same day
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Your Saggy Knockers?
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeltsin’s Soggy Knickers
mech@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
It’s so frustrating when you try to block US politics from your feed to keep the anxiety down, and people hit you with YSK/TIL TRUMP DID THIS HORRIBLE THING
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
The average Lemmite is the kind of person that thinks you shouldn’t be allowed to ignore politics