Maybe . However , HB was already quite wealthy when he entered into politics years ago and so were some of those around him . Now you you could argue that it was a bit strange that he held down a teaching job at a uni while publishing books praising Uncle Joe , surprisingly he did not get sacked or disclipined or something for 'bringing the University into disrepute '.
It still be explained how some ex CPGB people seemed to do very well for themselves whilst others were denied promotions at work ,victimised , sacked or consigned to low paid dead end jobs or the dole queue .