The New Elites - A Career in the Masses

'You must read it.' Andrew Marr Far from becoming classless, Britain's elite is increasingly formed by a select group of professional egalitarians. Rather than aim to raise popular aspirations, they exploit mass taste, mass gullibility, mass spending power for their personal advancement. Far from becoming classless, Britain's elite is increasingly formed by a select group of professional egalitarians. Rather than aim to raise popular aspirations, they exploit mass taste, mass gullibility, mass spending power for their personal advancement.

As a diplomat George Walden specialised in Russia and China and was Principal Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, before becoming MP for Buckingham and Minister for Higher Education. In 1997 he resigned his seat to write, and is the author of bestsellingTime To Emigrate? and China