No such thing as a blind trust. It is an illusion. Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary explains why he had to sell his stocks

If Carney didn’t have the floor crossers and by election then the opposition could turn this recommendation into a private members bill forcing Carney to sell his stocks.

Parliamentary democracy abuse using mass floor crossing like this has only happened in the third world — Kenya. They then changed the law to stop this sort of democratic abuse.

No such thing as a blind trust. It is an illusion. Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary explains why he had to sell his stocks. ????
This is why parliamentary committee published report recommendation on same day as by elections that PMs should sell their stocks in 60 days. ????
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