• GrymEdm@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Guess who’s on the list of Labor reps getting Israeli money? It’s actually embarrassing how cheap it is to buy a politician these days, especially given how much Israel gets in return. Western - Israeli relations are very much, “Give us your citizen’s money and we’ll make sure some of it makes it into your campaigns and pockets.”

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      8 months ago

      Barry the question is… THE QUESTION IS Gardiner! That Jacobean villain. Didn’t expect to see him on the list.

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      It’s actually embarrassing how cheap it is to buy a politician these days

      From what I’ve seen they primarily launder bribes as donations through the party. You speak with a senior MP, one who is on the party payroll and takes a salary from the party, you make a donation to the party, the party writes favourable legislation, the MP gets a cut of “bonus” from the bribe donation.