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THE intangible thing that most defines all of our lives is power — our proximity to it and our possession, or lack, of it.

Originating from the Latin word potere, which can be translated as “to be able”, the root definition suggests power is an innate capacity contained within each one of us. The reality is that power is a very scare commodity.

Politicians, in particular, are obsessed with power — which, at its most basic, is the ability to get someone to do something that they would not ordinarily do — as it is only through its effective manipulation that their policies can be implemented.