(Steve Punt)
TV gradually took over politics. It reduced political speeches to short, easily digestible slogans; it favoured younger faces over old; it made people's haircuts, choice of tie or sweaty armpits more important than what they were saying. America led the way every time, exporting all the familiar terms of modern politics - not just "soundbite" and "spin doctor" but the fact that we now have a Ministry of Justice and a Supreme Court. All we need is a Minister of Transportation and the right to bear firearms and we're done. Or as we used to say in this country, "we've finished."
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