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Chris Kendall

3 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read

Remember the outrage when a European Commissioner gave a job in her office to her dentist? Leading to the resignation of the entire Commission? And the meal that Tory europhobes - including one Owen Paterson - made of it all? Fucking hypocrites.

Just imagine if British Tory Ministers were held to the same standard as European Commissioners. Just imagine.

The event is seared into my memory but others might want a refresher. theguardian.com/world/2003/jan…

I remember very well back then how some defenders of Cresson called the Commission's anti-corruption stance an "anglo-saxon" conspiracy, because back in the 1990s the UK as an EU member state had a reputation for being tough on financial probity. That reputation lies in shreds.

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