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Originally Posted by Chris
It's easy enough to make almost anything sound absurd if you wilfully ignore the context.  |
Hmmm. How about this context then:
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Originally Posted by BBC
Former MP Eric Illsley has told the BBC he was used as a "scapegoat", on his release from prison three months into a 12-month sentence for expenses fraud.
The ex-Barnsley Central MP was jailed in February after admitting dishonestly claiming £14,000 of parliamentary expenses relating to his second home.
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Yes, wearing a pair of shorts stolen in a riot (without actually taking part in the riot) seems on a par with fraudulently obtaining £14,000 while in high office.