Just plain wrong – the PM’s taxpayer funded defamation settlement
A system whereby the taxpayer effectively indemnifies politicians for any legally dubious things those politicians might say in the heat of the moment is just plain wrong. With special feature audio
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
UPDATE: The Prime Minister now says the payout to Bradley Ambrose will not come from the taxpayer. Read, more and see the result of our snap reader poll, here.
Having taxpayers pick up the bill for politicians’ defamation actions is more than a small moral hazard.
Realistically, of course,
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