Are there actually
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Angela Rayner.
Just one in 100 Tory MPs came from a working-class job, new study shows
Institute for Public Policy Research study also shows proportion of working-class Labour MPs has halved since 1980s
www.theguardian.com
He was a Labour councillor
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And a miner and eventually, when the scales fell from his eyes, a Conservative MP.
I reckon I would be
Afaik there are no x manual / blue collar workers as Mps
All graduate pencil pusher types from the city ect ect
They whinge on about a short list for woman ?? Should be a short list of people that have actually had a manual job
Last person I know of was that labour cabinet minister who was a lowly (?) post man
Officers don't count as working class.
Alan Johnson, a personal hero of mine, we were in touch briefly talking about mutual acquaintences at Slough Post Office.
Decent bloke, sound politician. My old man was a postman in the same place.
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A few tories in this mob: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Collar_Conservatism
ANd this lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Labour tried to adopt flat cap worthiness from a nacademic standpoint
I'm not sure it's much of an accolade. I want the country to be run by people with a wide education, and have the mental ability to keep up with a wide range of issues. Not many can.
Todlling off to Balliol to bash out a PPE degree is all very well. A necessity, it could be argued, to be a respected MP. Even if you don't want the Establishment, it's good to know how it works. But it wouldn't be enough. You need to know a lot about a spread of weighty activities in the real world. More than you'd get from a car production line.
ANd this lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Labour tried to adopt flat cap worthiness from a nacademic standpoint
I'm not sure it's much of an accolade. I want the country to be run by people with a wide education, and have the mental ability to keep up with a wide range of issues. Not many can.
Todlling off to Balliol to bash out a PPE degree is all very well. A necessity, it could be argued, to be a respected MP. Even if you don't want the Establishment, it's good to know how it works. But it wouldn't be enough. You need to know a lot about a spread of weighty activities in the real world. More than you'd get from a car production line.
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Johnny Mercer who fought in Afghanistan and cradled his army colleague as he died from his wounds, is not considered a grafter?
Officers don't count as working class. Now if your opinion is that only the working class do their jobs in that's a different thing.Johnny Mercer who fought in Afghanistan and cradled his army colleague as he died from his wounds, is not considered a grafter?
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