‘Representative’ Democracy?

There is a huge amount of talk about Gordon Brown calling a snap general election.
If he does, this blog will be approaching each of the major parties, to ask how many of their candidates went to Eton, how many went to public schools, and how many now send their children to such schools.
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Andrew Pelling MP on David Cameron

Memo to Tory MP’s:
If you are going to split up with your wife and get yourself arrested following a “domestic incident”, try to make sure you have not given her enough political ammunition to sink your career. Amongst a series of classic quotes, Lucy Pelling says of her husband:
“He slagged off Cameron and shadow [...]

“Eton twit throws next election”

More bad news for “Ordinary” Dave yesterday over on his Webcameron site after a Tory supporter started a thread on one of the forums entitled “Eton twit throws next election”.
It was actually a tirade about the Tory proposal to slap a green tax on parking at out of town superstores and was eventually changed [...]

Everyone Loves a Dame?

What does the word Dame conjure up to you?
Well to most people it probably suggests Dame Edna Everidge, or a pantomime Dame at Christmas. In the world that developed the likes of Boris Johnson and David Cameron however, a Dame is something entirely different.
Eton College is currently advertising for “Dames” to look after [...]