tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post6172622110727874041..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Is social class the elephant in the Liberal Democrat room?Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-84282970406439757522020-09-25T21:03:16.506+01:002020-09-25T21:03:16.506+01:00All parties need members who wash their hands *bef...All parties need members who wash their hands *before* going to the toilet.Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-12894706990883609052020-09-24T14:27:19.563+01:002020-09-24T14:27:19.563+01:00Frank: I wrote a Lib Dem News column on that theme...Frank: I wrote a Lib Dem News column on that theme at the time - other Westminster alumni include Helena Bonham Carter and Shane MacGowan. But I'm not convinced the fact that Westminster produces interesting people is a full answer to my concerns about class and the Lib Dems. :-)Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-58446945549066609782020-09-24T12:24:39.029+01:002020-09-24T12:24:39.029+01:00In defence of Westminster School, it should be sai...In defence of Westminster School, it should be said that it has produced more than its fair share of disrupters from within the system; Flanders and Swann come immediately to mind. I see from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_School#Notable_alumni" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> that Robert Hooke, Charles Wesley and Tony Benn were also alumni.Frank Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447989626809704972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-66997283355348962962020-09-23T23:17:21.087+01:002020-09-23T23:17:21.087+01:00I'm afraid we don't have a big enough room...I'm afraid we don't have a big enough room for that these days.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-49852771671663659222020-09-23T22:17:20.321+01:002020-09-23T22:17:20.321+01:00I think 'elephant' is putting it mildly. &...I think 'elephant' is putting it mildly. 'superheated city-sized asteroid sitting in a burning crater' might be closer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com