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"After 40 years as an American expat living in Britain, I have not got over the shock of being in a democratic country where the governing class holds the views of ordinary people in such contempt."

 

"It is a positive point of pride among politicians here to say that they bravely hold out against "populist" demands -"

 

"...a paternalistic élite will tell you what is best for you if you will just be quiet and listen.“

 

Jan Daley, Sunday Telegraph 7th September 2008









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