Buried in the heart of increasing right wing governments is a little recognised phenomenon, even by those who walk the corridors of power, what we call ‘The Establishment’, those who formulate and dictate the life of nations. It is not a new phenomenon and can be discerned throughout history in the attitude of the ruling […]
Tag: Edward Bernays
Ignorant elitists never learn
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,482 Sunday 03 July 2016. Dear Mr Cameron, James Traub, unsurprisingly a member of the ignorant social elites, has written the following, “It’s time for the elites to rise up against the ignorant masses. The Brexit has laid bare the political schism of our time. It’s not […]
Jeremy Hunt, as much use as a blow-up doll with no orifices
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,262 Saturday 21 November 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, It is impossible to overstate the social impact of the likes of Edward Bernays and the role that Public Relations (PR) (Peace time propaganda) has played in manufacturing consent, manipulating the minds of the common herd, the mob, the […]
Elitist mind games and the public sell out
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,247 Monday 02 November 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Many people who work in Public Relations (PR) are really just in the business of promoting companies, products, issues, basically advertising in a product/public friendly way, but the real dark arts are practised by spin doctors and propagandists whose […]
If money had anything to do with dignity and self-respect, Hunt would keep his mouth shut
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,223 Wednesday 07 October 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Jeremy Hunt thinks that how you get your money decides whether you have any dignity or self-respect. It matters, it seems, whether you’ve earned it or not, and if you’ve earned it ‘you are independent and that is the […]
Capitalism will destroy the world, we must have co-operation, not corporations
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,173 Sunday 09 August 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Three myths that you Tories love to peddle: The rich are the entrepreneurial drivers of progress, privatisation offers more choice and better service and the trickle down effect. The great capitalist dream is over, bar the screaming, that is. […]
Welfare dependency is a life line, not a crime
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,128 Thursday 25 June 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Before I get on to welfare dependency today, let’s just clear up the issue of those who abuse the system. It is part of the great diversity of human nature that some people will always take advantage of situations […]
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 