Or have the "tarts" invaded the golf club and bastions of British "jobs for the boys" British society?
What did you get up to at the Comprehensive? cf. academy
2007-02-11 08:31:00 · 13 answers · asked by Perseus 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
It should not be held against David Cameron. He did not chose his parents who sent him to Eton.
2007-02-11 08:40:19 · update #1
Didn't they all?
2007-02-11 08:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm just wondering which British Prime Ministers actually DIDN'T go to a single-sex school. I'm not too sure about John Major or Tony Blair, but all before them would automatically have been educated in a single-sex school.
Of course, the charge of "elitism" is always levied against any system of selective-education; whether it be because of money or ability, but educational standards have certainly fallen since the introduction of the comprehensive-school and the current culture of dumbing-down.
The old grammar school system could often rival the best educational standards achieved in the public-schools, and many very great people have emerged from them.
2007-02-11 16:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by musonic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would because I would prefer an educated Prime Minister (Blair being the exception to the rule). I think that the UK is the only country in the world which regards 'elitism' as a slur. Other ocuntries admire education.
2007-02-11 16:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Eton does manage to send its pupils into society with an education.Contemporary comprehensives cannot even teach witches to spell.
2007-02-11 16:56:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not. You would probably vote for a female who attended an all girls school just because she was a women. This is the same old theory that just because a person attends a certain school that hey are not qualified. Discrimination in any form is wrong.
2007-02-11 16:36:24 · answer #5 · answered by 91106 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't vote for David Cameron because he's a Tory;
but ultimately inverted stobbery comes from the same place as conventional snobbery meaning its just as damaging. He can't help his upbringing like so many people. I'm a working class student at universitiy surrounded by well off students; but as much as I've experienced snobbery from the well off students, Ive also experienced inverted snobbery from people from my home town who can't cope with class mixing.
Some of the most down to earth people I've ever met are rich, not just poor because they havn't had it as easy as you'd think, money doesnt give you everything
God help us if we're all judged on our upbringing.
2007-02-11 16:45:19 · answer #6 · answered by tigertigertiger 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he seems to be the only one speaking for true multiculturalism, global warming and keeping Britain the proud nation that it still is, the loony defunct new labourites are running around like bernard mathews headless turkeys. Too bloody right David will have my vote at the next general election.
2007-02-11 19:01:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are we talking about Tony Blair and "Fettes" aka "the Scottish Eton"?
2007-02-11 16:44:46 · answer #8 · answered by pwei34 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes if he was going to rescue the country from the error of its ways, but this camaron guy isent. I am a christian and he is a pro gay, that means the christians will go to prison for believing in god
and not the gays as they call themselves. That, and he wants to be in europe has turned me completely off him.
2007-02-11 18:20:40 · answer #9 · answered by trucker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey !!! get a grip !! remember Maggie !!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has broken the papers this morning , that some poor sod had
smoked a joint when he was in University !!!!!!!! wot a load of
rubbish.....we all (or mosrt of us had a dable in something, if only
ale !!!)
2007-02-11 16:54:57 · answer #10 · answered by landgirl60 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he was the leader of the party I support then he would get my vote
2007-02-11 16:55:49 · answer #11 · answered by saddler62 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋