The Independent - London, December 5th, 1994
How stupid should MPs be? The question is a real one, not just another jab at an easy target, but if it sounds coarse feel free to replace it with a less prejudicial alternative - how cultured should MPs be? Both questions are prompted by the encounter last week between three successful film directors and a House of Commons committee inquiring into the film industry. It was not a very inspiring occasion. To the parliamentary privileges we already know about it seems we should add some more - those of being ignorant without unease, of sneering without knowledge, of regarding surly prejudice as ...
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