The Leeching Lord: Episode 46
UK True Crime Podcast
UK True Crime Podcast
4.3 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2017
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In 2009 the UK was rocked by the MP’s expenses scandal. Every day we heard unbelievable stories of our politicians stealing from the taxpayers they were elected to serve and this has had a long-lasting effect on how politicians are perceived. One peer who was also leader of Essex County Council, Lord Hanningfield, was at the centre of the scandal. In this week’s episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we look in detail at his story.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 46 of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast. I'm Adam. |
| 0:07.0 | I'd like to start by saying a huge thank you to my new Patreon supporters this week. |
| 0:12.0 | That's Melinda, Doran Osborne-Tiller, Emily Sarah and Louise Goodwin. |
| 0:18.0 | Thank you all so much. I really appreciate your support. |
| 0:22.0 | Also, shout out to the London True Crime Meetup, which is happening on Saturday night in the |
| 0:29.0 | Trafalgar pub in Central London from 5th. The hosts of the excellent British podcast, |
| 0:34.0 | they walk among us and Red Handed will be there, which will be super cool. I'm really looking forward to meeting them. |
| 0:41.0 | But just to lower the tone and to dilute the quality, I'll also show my face there. |
| 0:46.0 | From about 5 to 7, not for too long as any longer in our days and I'm likely to wake up in Acapulco, |
| 0:54.0 | dressed as a character from Harry Potter sometime in December. |
| 0:58.0 | When you get there, if you don't know me, I'm the one with the Boyish Yetmature, film star Good Looks, |
| 1:04.0 | who answers to what would you like to drink at them. Please do come and say hi. |
| 1:10.0 | Brexit, Trump, Leeds United, Top of the Championship, people still listening to this podcast. |
| 1:17.0 | The last couple of years have really seen some extraordinary events. |
| 1:21.0 | I wonder if you'd agree with me that in our society, unless you live somewhere like North Korea, |
| 1:27.0 | respect for authorities eroding and believe in the official story being told by the establishment |
| 1:32.0 | is as low as it's ever been. Well, just look at the rise in a number of people who genuinely believe in conspiracy theories |
| 1:39.0 | as they search to make sense of what's happening in this world of constant change. |
| 1:44.0 | There are of course many reasons for this, but in the UK, one contributing factor had to be the political expenses scandal of 2009. |
| 1:54.0 | Do you recall those days? I remember it clearly as every day the daily telegraph newspaper brought new details to a disbelieving public. |
| 2:03.0 | The allowances and the expenses falsely claimed by our politicians led to sacking, resignations and even imprisonment for a number of politicians. |
| 2:12.0 | Today we examined one story from this time, but before we do so, let's put the story in context by looking at what was happening at this time. |
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