Yes. Once one meets a journalist or two, you become aware that every scandal that comes to light was known by everyone for a long time.

There is someone else, however, the Whip. While the end recipient would ultimatley be the press, the power they hold is by collecting up little secrets like which Prime Minister was having an affair with their Chancellor ...

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