'Truly Shocking' That the Private-school Educated and Affluent Middle Class Still Run Britain, Says Sir John Major

David Cameron with Sir John Major, the ex-Prime Minster

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Former Prime Minister criticises the dominance of private-school educated elite in “upper echelons” of British public life

The dominance of a private-school educated elite and well-heeled middle class in the “upper echelons” of public life in Britain is “truly shocking”, Sir John Major has said.

The former Conservative Prime Minister said he was appalled that “every single sphere of British influence” in society is dominated by men and women who went to private school or who are from the “affluent middle class[.]”

More than half of the Cabinet, including David Cameron, the Prime Minister, George Osborne, the Chancellor, and Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, are thought to have gone to private school and are independently very wealthy.

In the speech to Tory party grassroots activists on Friday evening, Sir John - who went to a grammar school in south London and left with three O-Levels - said: “In every single sphere of British influence, the upper echelons of power in 2013 are held overwhelmingly by the privately educated or the affluent middle class. To me from my background, I find that truly shocking.” Read on and comment » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Sunday, November 10, 2013

My comment:

This is the most sense I have heard from a Conservative in a very long time. Bravo, Sir John! – © Mark

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