@AlasdairMackenzie

Book deals are just one avenue for laundering the bribes and payoffs directed to conservative politicians.

In the USA, books deals for the corrupt are common. Dark money groups often bulk-buy these tomes to game the best-seller lists.

The mass publication of these right wing talking points are used to train ChatAI LLM's for online disinformation campaigns later.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/20/revealed-tory-donors-who-paid-7m-to-socialise-with-theresa-may

https://www.businessinsider.com/theresa-may-donors-register-of-interests-2017-7

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/gop-book-deals/2021/04/15/154f3820-9ca5-11eb-b7a8-014b14aeb9e4_story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/22/republicans-bulk-bought-donald-trump-jr-triggered-book