The Triumph of the Political Class [Hardcover]

Peter Oborne (Author)

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• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (September 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743295277
• ISBN-13: 978-0743295277
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,463,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars We are Taking Control for your Own Good, March 29, 2008

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Barry Tighe "Barry Tighe - Author The Spawate... (Spawater, Britanicca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Triumph of the Political Class (Hardcover)

Peter Oborne is a blasted nuisance. Our triumph indeed. We cannot triumph until the likes of Mr Oborne learn to love us. True, we are winning. We now control the machinery of government and have weakened all opposition - except the monarchy, but just you wait until Charles takes charge - but we have not yet triumphed. Not by a long chalk.

Why are we taking control? Why seek unopposed power? Not for our own benefit, you may be sure of that. We are sacrificing ourselves for your well being, for your future. Be honest, how many of you could run the country half as well as us? Of course you couldn't. You are too busy with your own selfish lives to see the bigger picture. Well, luckily for you, there are those at Westminster willing to take up the burden of government, willing to sacrifice our own privacy, our own livelihoods and our own careers to look after those less able.
And what thanks do we get? None. You even begrudge us a few creature comforts. Why can't we be driven to our homes, any of them, in a nice car, after a day slaving on your behalf? And security? Of course we need a decent pension. We could earn far more in the private sector, you know. Just look at Lord Archer. Our career is precarious, we may lose the next election and so we must earn enough to retire on beforehand. Luckily, we do not seek gratitude. Just the knowledge that we are running the country well, better than anyone else can, is enough.
Of course, to look after you properly, Mr Oborne and his ilk cannot be allowed to hamper us. We must have control; we must have power, in order to wield it on your behalf.

As Mr Oborne says, we have weakened our opposition, the checks and balances that prevent us getting our way. In particular, the church, judiciary, trade unions, education, local government and the newspapers. This is great progress. However, while the Obornes of this world carp at us from the sidelines, we have yet to conquer the greatest obstacle of all. Hearts and minds.
When you learn to love us, when books like the Triumph of the political class can no longer find a market, we shall know we have won.
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