tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post7509787895990227254..comments2024-03-29T14:09:49.674+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Sarah Teather and the "educated liberal elite"Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-58882121888386033572012-02-28T10:14:29.959+00:002012-02-28T10:14:29.959+00:00When I heard her make the comment I tried to ratio...When I heard her make the comment I tried to rationalise it, where I ended up was Sarah positioning the 'press' as the 'liberal' elite. Was clumsy at best. Everyone will throw the word liberal around and load it with positive or negative baggage. Doesnt help when a Minister fans the flames with like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-38360197050808179732012-02-28T09:51:23.721+00:002012-02-28T09:51:23.721+00:00If I was Sarah Teather's parents I'd be ta...If I was Sarah Teather's parents I'd be taking her back - full stop. Or wondering when she was going to have a growth spurt. Or smile ever.<br /><br />However, though badly phrased, she does have point about intellectual snobbery here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-14128609449167430992012-02-28T00:32:32.005+00:002012-02-28T00:32:32.005+00:00Abysmal. First signs of going native in the compa...Abysmal. First signs of going native in the company of Tories? The Lib Dem conference can hardly come too soon for her benefit.Paul McKeownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-10031890377964333632012-02-28T00:00:48.553+00:002012-02-28T00:00:48.553+00:00I think you miss the real point about what Sarah i...I think you miss the real point about what Sarah is saying.<br /><br />Let us consider the facts<br /><br />As you say Sarah is a Liberal (or at least self identifies as such)<br /><br />She is certainly educated (she even started a PhD, although she didn't finish it)<br /><br />As a privately schooled, oxford educated government minister I think we can all agree she is an elite.<br /><br />Having given up on her academic career she moved straight into a policy job, so I think its pretty clear that she would believe that a job in retail is beneath her.<br /><br />All she's really saying here therefore is 'Hi, I'm Sarah Teather and I apologise to you for my existence'. <br /><br />CAN'T YOU SEE, IT'S A CRY FOR HELP!Simonnoreply@blogger.com