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Are we becoming more dishonest?

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According to new research by the University of Essex, the public is now more tolerant towards a range of misdemeanours such as having an extramarital affair and drink driving.

Professor Paul Whiteley, director of the new Essex Centre for the Study of Integrity and author of the study, outlines their findings.


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