Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive worked wonders on his bureaucrats’ waistlines | Torsten Bell

Cutting back on the culture of lavish wining and dining created a slimmer workforce

There's lots of chat about slimming down the UK's civil service - it's grown by 25% since the Brexit referendum (albeit only back to its pre-austerity size).

In the UK, this trimming talk doesn't usually refer to helping Whitehall mandarins drop a dress size. In contrast, a recent study finds that the Chinese government's anti-corruption campaign is slimming not only bureaucrat's wallets, but their waistlines.

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