Cory DoctorowThe UK has a longstanding culture of impunity for its wealthy and powerful people.
Think of #MargaretThatcher's behind-the-scenes maneuvers to keep her top civil servant #PeterHayman from being outed and prosecuted for his sex-crimes against children:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/02/thatcher-peter-hayman-named-paedophile-archives
Or how #KingCharles was able to secretly rewrite and block legislation before it was presented to Parliament, in order to feather his own nest:
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