The sort of
sleaze scandals that might bring another party low show no sign of damaging the SNP's extraordinary success.
The so - called
sleaze scandals of the last decade have reinforced an existing prejudice against the political classes, which had probably always been latent but rarely voiced.
Not exact matches
It seems to me that, back here in Britain, there are two significant challenges facing the lobbying industry: the continuing taint of
sleaze associated with the very idea of winning influence in the corridors of power, compounded by periodic
scandals, and the terribly lumpy quality of the service.
But he is ultimately responsible for the
scandals involving state economic development programs and the general
sleaze engulfing Albany because he has enabled and protected it.»
The new Premier has also been tainted by the corruption
scandals which felled Beijing's former favourite candidate, consisting of claims of illegal extensions to houses among other allegations of
sleaze.
The donor
scandal has seen the «
sleaze» tag - last invoked by Tony Blair to oust the Major government - attach itself to Mr Brown's administration.
The rightwing, free - market and anti-EU Independence party, whose policies are seen to have led to the collapse, are in disgrace under new leadership, embroiled in a party funding
scandal amid allegations of
sleaze, and have slumped 17 points in the polls to 22 %.