I think they have constructed an idea of what an "ordinary person" and then persuaded themselves that "ordinary people" agree with them. The irony is that this is a Cabinet most of the members of which are as far removed from ordinary people and their experiences as Lord Salisbury. The difference is he knew that. I shake my head when I hear someone with a household income of 500,000/year claiming to empathise with the plight of people on sink estates.
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Date: 2006-04-25 04:37 pm (UTC)