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I Went to Alliance: The Anatomy of Elite Mediocrity

The political class operates within a theatre of performance, prioritising image over substance. Like the recurring, hollow “launches” of stalled infrastructure, where officials pose before commemorative plaques at sites devoid of machinery, the elite’s engagement with governance is performative.

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