tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post8390563118309310142..comments2024-03-29T14:09:49.674+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run BritainJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-24792357033380655042011-01-22T20:37:47.728+00:002011-01-22T20:37:47.728+00:00RichardG: Describing Michael Gove as "the son...RichardG: Describing Michael Gove as "the son of a fisherman" suggests a childhoold of bare feet and mended sweaters. In fact his adoptive parents paid the fees for him to attend one of Scotland's more exclusive private schools.<br /><br />And I am not sure where you get your account of Andrew Neil's views from as the programme has not yet been shown.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-36754383006768621172011-01-21T11:31:18.836+00:002011-01-21T11:31:18.836+00:00Peopel keep saying that about Nick Clegg.
Well, R...Peopel keep saying that about Nick Clegg.<br /><br />Well, Robinson -- that's <i>almost</i> Cambridge, I suppose...<br /><br />S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-14062088772279858962011-01-21T10:08:38.779+00:002011-01-21T10:08:38.779+00:00Well we could've had PM Johnson, but that'...Well we could've had PM Johnson, but that's over since his wife ran off with the bodyguard.<br /><br />Michael Gove is the son of a fisherman.<br /><br />You made the point in the Penny Red thread that people used to be proud of going to good schools.<br /><br />Now people like Andrew Neil, who despite their backgrounds are more privileged than anyone in society, are trying to shame people who went to good schools into somehow not doing what they were raised to: be successful.<br /><br />Public schools don't fail their students: they teach them to succeed, encourage them to get to the top. What's wrong with that? All schools, especially those paid for by the taxpayer, should be raising our kids' aspirations. When public schools inspire their kids to succeed, and state schools do not, why is it a surprise that the former outnumbers the latter in positions of power?RichardGnoreply@blogger.com