Comments on Liberal England: PMQs show David Cameron's weakness

JimI am no class warrior, but if the class war is ...

2008-03-26T23:04:00.000Z

Jim

I am no class warrior, but if the class war is over it is only because the upper class won. And the use of "posh" to mean "educated" makes me angry. To describe a common view is not to share it.

I assume you are a Conservative, so let me recommend two books by Tory writers to help you understand modern British society:

Mind the Gap by Ferdinand Mount;

The New Elites by George Walden.

Walden writes:

"Today we have the foxiest elite ever: one that rules in the people's name while preserving the lion's share of the power. For the first time in Western democratic history society is dominated by an elite of anti-elitists."

A very funny piece of prose.'In a society where be...

2008-03-26T22:50:00.000Z

A very funny piece of prose.

'In a society where being 'posh' is about the worse sin out'
Don't know where you have been,maybe in a 1960's timewarp,the class war finished some decades ago.

I assume by your rationale that Clegg also public school and Oxbridge is also 'posh',or are you just 'posh'if you wen't to the best public school and not 'posh'or not so 'posh' if you went to the second best public school?

Jim

Has any one actually complained about food prices....

2008-03-26T16:14:00.000Z

Has any one actually complained about food prices. It's not something everyone is talking about. Our bills may have gone up, but the vast majority of people aren't to worried about it. In Egypt the price of bread is a big issue. But it's not something people are serously complaining about. We waste a third of our food, our shelves are full, we're getting fatter. David Cameron probably just looked at the percentage rise and thought, "gosh, here is something people must care about" as if it was a tax rise. He's not quite in touch with society.