Delphi<p>We are being <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ruled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruled</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a>. What would the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/motive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motive</span></a> for a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bribe</span></a> be, this man isn't a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/serving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>serving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/policeofficer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policeofficer</span></a>, a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/councillor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>councillor</span></a> or in another career where permitting gifts would be a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a>. Furthermore the whole <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fund</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/transparent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparent</span></a> so clearly not a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/backhander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backhander</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/12/south-londoners-raise-3k-street-cleaner-holiday-bosses-say-no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/12/south-londoners-raise-3k-street-cleaner-holiday-bosses-say-no</span></a></p>