... Vampires in old stories used a form of brainwashing on their victims, and then sucked their blood over a period of time. This was sometimes a slow process, leaving another vampire when finished. Parris is suggesting that all education MPs will leave the same. In the third paragraph, he refers to the Department of Education and Employment as a "parallel hologram world". This, coupled with old english language like bobbed, bedecked, and gay, and the reference to the Mary Celeste, provide imagery of an illusionary world, one of smoke and mirrors. This ties in to the idea of the words of the MPs being hollow - "pretty words" disguising them. The language Parris uses sometimes mimics that of those he is commenting on. "There's probably an Awards Co-ordination Task Force being piloted somewhere before being rolled out nationally." This phrase is stung together from language used in Education Questions. He is mocking ...

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