New Elites by George Walden

New Elites by George Walden

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Summary

For the first time in British history, our culture and politics are now often in the hands of inverted elites: well-born, privately educated men (mostly) who affect populist attitudes.

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New Elites by George Walden

Far from becoming classless, Britain's elite is increasingly formed by a select group of professional egalitarians. Rather than aim to raise popular aspirations, they exploit mass taste, mass gullibility, mass spending power for their personal advancement.
'You have to read it' Andrew Marr; 'Like a demon tenpin bowler, George Walden has eyed his target.' The Times; 'Brilliant.' Sunday Times; 'Unputdownable.' Gyles Brandreth, Good Book Guide; 'Rousing, funny.' Independent
George Walden was PPS to Foreign Secretary Lord Car rington before becoming an MP (Buckingham), speechwriter for Margaret Thatcher and Minister for Higher Education. He is the author of China (2020) and bestselling Time to Emigrate? (2019) and lives in South Kensington.
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ISBN 13 9781783341788
ISBN 10 1783341785
Title New Elites
Author George Walden
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gibson Square Books Ltd
Year published 2020-09-02
Number of pages 224
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