A.Stringer"It is absolutely right to emphasize the importance of respecting #voters, and try to understand them, rather than assuming that those who disagree with you are stupid or racist. But voters are not going to tell you how to #govern the country. It is not their job. Relying on their opinions to try to deduce what to do leads not only to incoherence, but to a negative loop."
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The Rise of the Gurus
This piece originally appeared in last week’s Times Literary Supplement. I thought it would be of interest to subscribers and they have kindly agreed to let me reproduce it here. It’s a review of “Get In” by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund but I used the generous wordcount to look at the broader shift towards powerful unelected advisers in British politics.