It is the story of a “Silent Majority”—a group often dismissed by the metropolitan commentariat as apathetic or “left behind.” In reality, this majority is neither silent by choice nor apathetic by nature; they are exhausted.
Modern corruption in Westminster rarely takes the form of brown envelopes; it is far more polite, codified in the language of “professional services.”. It is the seamless transition from the heights of public office to the boardrooms of the private sector.