Labour
- Mock Tudor beams
- As much free grub as possible
- Refixing bog seats (see previous item)
- Second (third, fourth, ...) homes
- Holiday home in balmy Southampton
- TVs
- "Educational" movies
- Bath plugs
- Glittery bog seat
- Imaginary Council Tax
Tory
- Helipad
- Swimming pools
- Light bulb changes (for the Shadow Skills Minister - you couldn't make it up)
- Moat dredging
- Piano tuning
- Fixing stable lights
- Horse manure
- Plumbing in the summer room
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I had hoped that we were working towards a meritocracy. Little evidence of that here. Ah well as Beattie would say we've got an ocracy, who cares if it's a kleptocracy.
Someone on Blether with Brian used "kakistocracy" recently - the rule of the worst, or least suitable if I remember right. We're not too far off that at the minute!
KAKISTOCRACY -- Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. [Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad]
In the US, we're already there. Never held a real job in your life? No problem! Run for public office!
Aye, we've more than a few of those in the UK too...come out of student politics at university, work as a researcher for an MP or think tank for a year or two and then get parachuted into a safe seat somewhere.
Alternatively you can just rely on Daddy's connections (even if you're in the Labour party!) to get nominated for a constituency at the ripe old age of 22! (see Erith and Thamesmead)
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