Not at, but near

More Polanski work history fictionality.

Zack Polanski falsely claimed to have worked at the Ministry of Justice while campaigning for elected office, The Telegraph can reveal.

The Green Party leader said on his official campaign website in 2020 that he was “currently working at the Ministry of Justice on their training & diversity programmes”.

The Telegraph, however, understands that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has no record of Mr Polanski ever working for the department.

But he said at, not for. If you say “at” it can mean you hung around outside the building while doing something workish.

When challenged over the discrepancies, the Green Party leader eventually admitted that, rather than working at the Ministry of Justice, he had been hired through an agency that supplied actors for role-play scenarios to a quango responsible for interviewing would-be judges.

As part of the recruitment process, judicial candidates take part in mock courtroom exercises in which actors play criminals, prison guards and lawyers.

Kreate, the agency Mr Polanski was signed up to, supplied those actors. Kreate, which also provides actors and dancers for PR stunts and “high profile events”, describes its actors as a “diverse bunch of lovelies from all walks of life”.

Erm. That’s really not even like hanging around outside the building, is it. Quite different. More like if Martin Sheen claimed to be a former prez of the US.