patricianism

1. the state of being a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome.
2. the state of being noble or high born. — patriciate, n.

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It does not include blaming the Labour leader who isn't in power for the horrendous negotiation skills, or the ideological Little Englandism and vain 'Patricianism' of the thinkof-a-number of Tories and their wholesale lack of transparency, as well of course as understanding that the EU cannot be reformed and has become the administrator and facilitator of neoliberal economic policies, which have impoverished and destroyed many thousands, especially in Greece.

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Nevertheless, Mr MacShane - to be totally fair to him and despite his Labour patricianism that so many now find irrelevant - does make a strong point that a power to recall MPs is open to media abuse and also abuse from the baying mob, as he puts it.

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