How capitalism threatens democracy

How capitalism threatens democracy

My Tutor at Cambridge, a deeply civilised man, didn’t believe in democracy. He greatly admired the Master of the college for his wisdom and insight, and thought that the country would be better off under that kind of paternalist rule than with its current form of government. The fellows of the college, he once told me, had been debating the momentous issue of how best to light the Hall for 15 years, which sounded like something from a David Lodge