In Europe, when a serving public official gets an expensive gift, we call it "bribery" rather than saying that it "raises substantial ethical issues". nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/poli…
@aral unless the serving politician’s gift comes years later in the form of a "career change" and they start to work at a "PR firm" with undisclosed clients. Then we call that perfectly normal, at least in #Sweden. #InsiderLobbyism
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in reply to Timothy Wolodzko • • •Aral Balkan
in reply to eobet • • •Oh we do love a good revolving door in the EU parliament, etc.
#institutionalCorruption