Well, well, well. Who would have thought it. Corruption, collusion and incompetence at the very heart of the British State. The irony is, of course, that it only came to public light when the Intelligence & Security Committee investigated allegations of Russian interference in UK elections and published their report. This report has been ready for release for many months now but HMG delayed its publication because of the assertions made within it. It's always helpful to delay a report. It gives you time to try to rubbish the content and question the integrity of the committee. That way you try to exert control over how the issue is presented to the public. It also meant it was not an issue in the GE in December of last year.
So, it appears we have Russian enablers actively involved in ensuring Russia gets the influence it needs by paying handsome sums to lawyers, accountants and other sundry consultants to ensure criminal activity goes unnoticed. Members of the House of Lords are suspected of being complicit, if not active, in this process. They are under no obligation to disclose their sources of income so are able to accept bribes with virtually no prospect of them being caught. One really damning finding is the use of London as a centre for money laundering. The report accuses:- "successive governments" of welcoming "oligarchs and their money with open arms, providing them with a means of recycling illicit finance through the London ‘laundromat’, and connections at the highest levels with access to UK companies and political figures".
It is all utterly scandalous. If you still want Scotland to be part of this corrupt Union the I really feel you need to go and examine your conscience. Scotland is not properly served by these criminals and incompetents.
For those who missed it, here is the link to George monbiot's analysis of corruption at the heart of the British state - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo
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