No one says all politicians are all the same. In fact, if anyone is making stereotypes it's the likes of you.
The reality is corruption scandals are nothing new at all. They stalk all governments. Blair's Govt was rooted in it. You just tend to forget them as time moves on.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/937232.stm
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...icalcolumnists