I'm very surprised that this film has a relatively low rating. It is still relevant today and must rank as one of Peter Cook's better projects. An especially clever part is its use of the problems with direct democracy as opposed to participative democracy.
It's also interesting that Cook's character rose without trance which is a comment he made about David Frost (Cook admitted the character was partly based on Frost. The latter said in a recent interview with Mark Lawson that he remained on good terms with Cook and he and his wife were present at Cook's last dinner party.
All-in-all the film is a very well-crafted satire on the PR aspects of politics.
It's also interesting that Cook's character rose without trance which is a comment he made about David Frost (Cook admitted the character was partly based on Frost. The latter said in a recent interview with Mark Lawson that he remained on good terms with Cook and he and his wife were present at Cook's last dinner party.
All-in-all the film is a very well-crafted satire on the PR aspects of politics.