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''Humour'', I was told, ''this book is just humour. It's not to be taken seriously''. The lawyers had obviously had a good look at the manuscript and whilst some of it seemed gloriously close to the bone it was going to be good for a few laughs. At one point I put the book down as real-life intervened for a week or two. When I returned to the book it was to discover that what had filled the airwaves for the last couple of weeks was all there in the book.
There's the secret Santa party (sorry, 'gathering') the get-togethers, the defence of the indefensible, such as the Priti Patel bullying allegations and the tolerance of fifth rathers raters in the cabinet and the absence of principles at the heart of government. Rafe has reached the conclusion that if it benefits me, then it must be good for the country.
I was left with the uneasy feeling that this wasn't humour, this was a fly-on-the-wall documentary and the occupants of Downing Street had managed, somehow, to live down to what had seemed like outrageous satire. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
