‘Political professionalism’
“ Sir,—Transplanting favoured candidates to favourable electorates is a common and cynical practice of all parties. The implications (political professionalism) are sinister. Parliamentary democracy, as a democratic process, has been in decline for a long time — but the vicious heresy of "political professionalism" is a big nail in its coffin. One must hope that electors, presented with these “professional” transplants. will not accept at face value advertisements of a candidate's "professional” ability, A "professional" politican, voted into office, owes allegiance to his (or her) political clique first and second, if at all. to an adopted electorate. In a technical world technocrats have acquired an aura of authority. Politicians have not been slow to recognise the advantage of the technocrat image. — Yours, etc., K. FEA. May 25, 1981.
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