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23 February 2018

“There is no act of treachery, or meanness, of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.”

Quotation from the novel Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), who was Prime Minister of Britain in 1868 and 1874-80

Antigone1984:

The novel was published in 1826 and 1827. That was then and this is now… Mais plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

For our take on the current situation as regards political parties, check out our post “Partitocracy v. Democracy” below.

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 You might perhaps care to view some of our earlier posts.  For instance:

1. Why? or How? That is the question (3 Jan 2012)
2. Partitocracy v. Democracy (20 July 2012)
3. The shoddiest possible goods at the highest possible prices (2 Feb 2012)
4. Capitalism in practice (4 July 2012)
5. Ladder  (21 June 2012)
6. A tale of two cities (1) (6 June 2012)D
7. A tale of two cities (2) (7 June 2012)
8. Where’s the beef? Ontology and tinned meat (31 Jan 2012)

Every so often we shall change this sample of previously published posts.

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