Michael Gove has become infamous for saying that we (the British) have “had enough of experts”. Here’s the context (FI= Faisal Islam, the interviewer):<\/p>\n
\nFI: But let\u2019s just look at this now, the leaders of the US, India, China, Australia, every single one of our allies, the Bank of England, the IFS, the IMF, the CBI, five former NATO Secretary-Generals, the Chief Exec of the NHS and most of the leaders of the trade unions in Britain all say that you, Boris and Nigel are wrong. Why should the public trust you over them?<\/p>\n
MICHAEL GOVE: I\u2019m not asking the public to trust me, I\u2019m asking the public to trust themselves. I\u2019m asking the British public to take back control of our destiny from those organisations which are distant, unaccountable, elitists and don\u2019t have their own interests at heart.<\/p>\n
FI: Elitist? Elitist? The Lord High Chancellor, a conspiracy of elites? It sounds like Wolf Hall.<\/p>\n
MICHAEL GOVE: Well I haven\u2019t seen Wolf Hall but the one thing that I would say is that the people who are backing the Remain campaign are people who have done very well thank you out of the European Union and the people increasingly \u2026 [Applause] \u2026 absolutely. The people who are arguing that we should get out are concerned to ensure that the working people of this country at last get a fair deal. I think the people of this country have had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms saying that \u2026<\/p>\n
FI: The people of this country have had enough of experts, what do you mean by that?<\/p>\n
MICHAEL GOVE: \u2026 from organisations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong because these people \u2026<\/p>\n
FI: The people of this country have had enough of experts?<\/p>\n
MICHAEL GOVE: Because these people are the same ones who have got consistently wrong \u2026<\/p>\n
FI: This is [inaudible] politics this isn\u2019t it? This is Oxbridge Trump.<\/p>\n
MICHAEL GOVE: No, it\u2019s a faith, Faisal, in the British people to make the right decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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