Politics is a trade, at which only the most despicable scoundrels, and swindlers can hope to succeed.
By Jock on Monday 27th August, 2007
Oh Polly, how right you are!
In today's Guardian:
Politics is an art not a science because most of us spend as much time inside our imaginations as in the real world, wrapped in memory and imaginary futures, swayed by deep beliefs only tangentially touched by reason or numbers.
I presume you speak only for yourself, dear!
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Name: Jock Coats
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