Here's some striking statistics on why Bullingdon Dave and the Conservative Party cannot possibly hope to claim to represent the British people in any meaningful sense.
Around 85% of British children attend a comprehensive school, but only 14% of Conservative MPs attended a comprehensive. Thanks to this Guardian survey we also know:
·Number of Tory MPs: 198
·Number who attended private school (independent or public): 112
·Number who attended a grammar: 46
·Number who attended a comprehensive: 27
·Number who attended a secondary modern: 2
·Number who attended an undefined state school: 11
·Number whose school's status is unknown: 1
·Number who refused to disclose: 1
So by my calculations that's nearly 80% of Conservative MPs went to a private or grammar school. Cameron's policy on grammars is an embarrassing dog's dinner - no more grammar schools as they are a bad thing, except for areas where there are already grammar schools, in which case more grammar schools will be set up! But then as this survey shows the Tories are so unrepresentative of the British voter how could they ever hope to understand our issues and our priorities?
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