I will never vote for a leader who makes an ethical spectacle of himself

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Mick Hume

Mick Hume
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The May local pollszzz have been set up as the ‘ethical elections’, in which political leaders seek to show off the virtues of their personal commitment to the environment. Personally, I make it a rule never to vote for any politician who makes an ethical spectacle of himself….

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