This quote is from a new sci-fi novel from Ilona Andrews (Sweep of the Heart - currently being published on their blog at weekly intervals.) It reminds me of current UK politics... I wonder why?

***“My money is on Dulvia of Tar. She is aggressive and power hungry. Of all of them, she wants it the most, yet she’s shrewd enough to realize that she is the least qualified for it. That sense of hidden inferiority is priceless. If she ascends, she’ll spend years stomping out any opposing factions in the conservative block. She will go after anyone brighter than her to destroy competition before it has a chance to blossom into a threat.***