Mister M Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 There are a number of threads on here criticising the public service and those who work for it, and their supposed affluence over others. Here's a novel twist on the debate. Top adviser Mr. Norman says that the Government has the disproportionately high level of Etonians as that school is better at producing public servants. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22326678 Do you agree? Do people feel more comfortable with the Government having a high level of Etonians in the cabinet / advising it? Would people feel more confident in criticising the government if its members went to schools like City School in Sheffield? Is it a coincidence that Eton produces such a high level of Government officials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 There's not a lot of difference between this and . One in the same really. Worryingly though there are those in the middle who look up to one and look down on the other or vice versa. They're the real worry as they are the real thick ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 There are a number of threads on here criticising the public service and those who work for it Do you mean public sector workers? I doubt if many Sheffield council bureaucrats went to Eaton. Possibly some of the consultants they hire in at £800 per day did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Do you mean public sector workers? I doubt if many Sheffield council bureaucrats went to Eaton. Possibly some of the consultants they hire in at £800 per day did. How do Baaaaaaarnsley Bill, I bet none of 'em went to Eaton (sic) either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Having been educated somewhere like Eton doesn't immediately make you bad or a Tory. Perry Anderson the Marxist and former editor of the New Left Review was educated there. Mark Fisher former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central was also educated at Eton along with David Rendel the former Lib Dem MP for Newbury. Bear Grylls went there too, maybe thats where he developed a penchant for drinking his own urine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Do you mean public sector workers? I doubt if many Sheffield council bureaucrats went to Eaton. Possibly some of the consultants they hire in at £800 per day did. No Jesse Norman referred to 'public service'. I don't think many ex members of Eton end up as Social Workers or CPNs Personally I've no problem with people who went to Eton being in government, or being MPs, but there does seem to be a disproportionate number of them, relative to student from the state sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 How do Baaaaaaarnsley Bill, I bet none of 'em went to Eaton (sic) either! Do you mean Long Eaton(Notts) or Eton (Berks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Are Etonians best at serving the public or serving themselves. humm...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Do you mean Long Eaton(Notts) or Eton (Berks). Lol! Maybe he's thinking of this: http://schoolofeverything.com/subject/acting/long-eaton/lessons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Are Etonians best at serving the public or serving themselves. humm...................... They do have rather strange habits. I was reading about the initiation rights of the Bullingdon club which included burning £50 notes in the face of a homeless person or beggar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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