This book is pure empowerment - and a warning. By the time you reach the last page, you will never look at politics or career ladders the same way again. You will know how to Lobby Like Crazy - and How to Make Money by Law.
Democracies are faltering. Trust is fading. Extremes are rising. But democracy is not dying. It is being outcompeted - by the professions and industries that invent and shape laws and subsidies in the long stretches between elections.

The Deep State Wants a Hug lifts the curtain on how certain industries turn dense laws into legally-protected earnings - and how you can borrow their storytelling, tactics and confidence. To accelerate your own career. Or to help push the system towards something better and more accountable.

The Deep State Wants a Hug - how politics is outcompeted, and by whom:

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An unprecedented deep dive into 20 "deep-state industries" - from government-run NGOs and taxation professionals to trade policy visionaries, state-sponsored media, legal advisors, climate-narrative designers and big-tech futurists - exposing how each turns legal complexity into guaranteed income, while voters and taxpayers are left with little more than growing cynicism.

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Highly persuasive lobbying frameworks, insider talking points and email-ready lines used to charm lawmakers and script the evening news - revealing how moral messaging steers public opinion, shrinks the space for free speech and protects a legal status quo that does little for individual economic freedom.

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A witty look at how public institutions outlast every "cutting bureaucracy" promise - and why political chainsaws, no matter how loudly they buzz, never reach the small, insulated groups that keep government overreach expanding, even when voters across the spectrum ask for accountability, equity and better outcomes.

Praise for the Deep State Wants a Hug

"Like Freakonomics for lobbyists - if only my PhD had been this honest. I laughed, winced, and immediately updated my consultancy rates." - Senior Government Advisor

"A revelation of how representative democracies function between elections - and why so many 'bullshit jobs' depend on it." - Opposition Leader

"This book is timeless. I laughed, I lobbied, I invoiced". - Multi-Year Government Grant Recipient

"I used to just tweet complaints at the President. Now I run a civic foresight hub and invoice the Foreign Ministry instead. This book is dangerous in the right hands". - Citizen-Turned-Lobbyist (and Local Legend)

"I joined a climate storytelling circle to meet people. Now I co-chair a $4.2 million narrative resilience consortium. This book wrecked my weekends - and boosted my net worth". - Aspiring Poet, Now Narrative Interface Lead

"I used to fix boilers. Now I fix grant applications for a local energy resilience hub. The pressure's lower, but the jargon's hotter". - Former Plumber, Current Stakeholder Engagement Technician

"I thought retirement meant gardening. Now I run a policy podcast, moderate five working groups, and just secured ?30,000 to explore 'intergenerational governance pathways'. Life begins at 67". - Strategic Pensioneer, Full-Time Policy Dabbler

"I'm 21, scared of the future, and didn't really know what lobbying was. After reading this book, I know it's easier than passing maths". - Student, Undecided Major

"This book made me realise I've been wasting my ethics". - Former NGO Director

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