A champion of British heritage: the life and times of Beaulieu's Lord Montagu (From Bournemouth Echo)". Bournemouthecho.co.uk. 2 September 2015 . Retrieved 2 September 2015. While the club has long been a subject of controversy, with its excessive behaviour even debated in parliament, its standing has fallen dramatically over the last decade. In fact, they blame Britain’s relative decline on the evolution of the welfare state – which has protected Brits from hunger, disease and deprivation – and the social democratic consensus that emerged in the post-war years. Russian Interference Byline Times leads the way in exposing the anti-democratic influence of the Kremlin over the affairs of other nations

Saudi Arabia is not the only country with a dubious human rights record with which the UK is willing to do business: Qatar and Kuwait are among others, And until recently Russian oligarchs who have donated millions to the Conservative Party were able to invest billions in up-market “Londongrad” properties.

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Bullingdon Club all-male members – Bullers – learn at elite public schools that they are special, chosen, above the law. Most Bullers attend Eton, but also Harrow, Westminster, St. Paul’s, Radley, Rugby, Charterhouse and Stowe. a b c Sparrow, Andrew (4 October 2009). "Cameron 'desperately embarrassed' over Bullingdon Club days". The Guardian . Retrieved 8 May 2016.

At Bristol in 2016, the year Sophie Pender began her degree, the proportion of private school pupils was close to 40%. Photograph: Alamy

Journalist Sam Bright said a wave of recent political scandals are linked by UK’s leaders treating the country in a way which emulates the ­infamous Oxford dining society.