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British MPs once used expenses to dredge a moat

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Because basic yard work is strictly for the peasants. During a massive parliamentary scandal, it was revealed that elected officials were using taxpayer housing allowances to fund utterly absurd aristocratic upkeep, including literally dredging a castle moat.

British MPs once used expenses to dredge a moat
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