Via Spiked:

The contempt and loathing for a large part of the electorate within the political-media class was well illustrated on last week’s BBC Question Time, when one liberal newspaper columnist said she might favour a General Election to sort out the crisis, but had decided to oppose it out of fear that people might vote for the BNP.

In which case, why not abolish elections altogether?

These people’s idea of democracy is revealed as the freedom to vote for parties and candidates approved by the elite.