Postmodernism
Oborne has argued that much of late 20th/early 21st century disenchantment with politics is due to a postmodern design of political agendas and programmes with subsequent implementation that denies the existence of an 'independent reality'. That is, there is something that is called truth. Truth gives way to (mere) credibility. Commensurate with the evaporation of truth is the condensation of narrative as a setting for events. This worldview is then put to use in legitimising claims of acting in 'good-faith' or within/according to 'The rules' when such actions are confronted by moral challenge.
He cited New Labour as a 'front-wave' with the architects of this 'new reality', such as Peter Mandelson. Oborne's March 2009 Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture at the Center for Policy Studies was built upon this theme.
Oborne has strongly underlined the 'capturing' of 'independent' mainstream media institutions as being an integral part of the above implementation.
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