A licentious clan of freebooters: who do you first think of?

Question

"A licentious clan of freebooters, who appear to have been so habituated to duplicity and chicanery as to render it impossible to be straightforward and honest in their dealings with their neighbours".

Answer 1

All government employees of all parties. Most never had a real job. They would like to thank you all for supporting them and they really enjoy spending your money too.

Answer 2

For centuries, the lord of Gower, with his chief castle at nearby Swansea, also owned Oystermouth. In the twelfth century this meant mainly the family of the first Earl of Warwick, but in 1203 King John gave Gower to William de Braose. The de Braose family, notably John and two more Williams, ruled Gower until the 1320s. WH Jones, the historian of Swansea, summed them up like this:

"The de Braoses were a licentious clan of freebooters, who appear to have been so habituated to duplicity and chicanery as to render it impossible to be straightforward and honest in their dealings with their neighbours"
They were often good leaders in war, but the first William seems to have been particularly unprincipled and the last William addicted to underhand scheming. His daughter, Alina, married John de Mowbray, taking the lordship, including Oystermouth castle, into his hands (there is a tradition that Alina spent some time at Oystermouth at about the time its chapel tower was built).

Answer 3

The United States Congress.

Answer 4

I thought of the Clintons. However, further research shows this statement was made a bit further back in history (1320). So, I doubt it was about them, but it's close enough for gumment work :).

Answer 5

Labour

Answer 6

Pykies

Answer 7

The Cambells.

Answer 8

You are talking about Bush here. His lapdog Blair is also in trouble with the EU partners.

Answer 9

the house of commons

Answer 10

Wow! That nails the liberals:
Freebooters & Freeloaders.
COOL!