Just Who Are 'They'?

 Just who are 'they'?

So often you hear ordinary folk complain about what

 'they' have done to our nation. Who precisely are the mysterious 'they'?
I may be able to help in explaining to an extent but regrettably, the explanation will perforce be 

incomplete as it is an extremely complex area. Here's 

a shot at it.
Firstly, let us take the intellectuals. These are the 

detached, over-educated, feet-off-the-ground

 individuals who hover inside and all around the ruling elite. Often but not exclusively, Cambridge educated.
Secondly, there are the guilt-ridden upper classes and hand-wringing upper 

middle classes who cannot bear the thought that they may have had some advantages in their education or upbringing. Consequently, once lodged in

 full guilt mode, they move into panic mode in a vain attempt to right the 

wrong wrongs: that is 'wrongs' which they have perceived incorrectly to be 

the root of something which may not even have been a problem in the first

 place.
Thirdly, we have the ivory tower dwellers who overlap nicely with the first two groups.
Fourthly, we have the terminally naive. These are the ones who have fallen 

into the trap of believing that left-wing politics picked up at university have 

some relevance in the real world.
Fifthly, we have the cocooned, those who find a niche in society where the

 reality of their leftist upbringing or education is never challenged by real 

life. Such people can be found throughout government-run organisations, QUANGOS, The Civil Service et al. 

Sixthly, we have certain people who, even at the sharp end are incapable 

of being unblinkered. These are the 'throw money at every problem types'.

 These may be found in the realms of social work, the Probation Service and astonishingly - even in teaching
Next we have the career politicians - those straight out of university and 

straight into politics.
In eighth place come the 'liberal christians': folks who cannot see the wood 

for the trees.
Next we have the university lefties who have moved into the media - and have

 taken it over!
In tenth place come the 'luvvies' from the world of TV, theatre, writing and the

 Arts.

Consider these ten groups. How many of your neighbours are represented? 

How many of your friends, colleagues and workmates fit into these categories?
Not that many - I would wager.
In other words, their influence is way beyond their numbers.
Scary innit?
The worst of all is that however much these groups are unrepresentative, they have the arrogance to 'always know what is best for us!' They are the 

personification of arrogance and their influence seems unending!

Blogger: I wrote this a decade ago. Has anything changed? IMHO - it is considerably worse.