Originally posted by 44soulslayer
"Old Etonian", employed in the context by yourself is not racist, sexist or religious but it is classist .
- LMAO
WTH is "classist"?!
A desperate reach to obscure the real and pertinent point
(regarding incredible privilege and an almost complete ignorance of the majority populace of this country coupled with the autocratic bombastic attitude exemplified by Boris and his father at various times)?
Originally posted by 44soulslayer
I wouldnt dream of branding anyone by where they came from, but would rather judge them by their actions. Evidently you are not of the same opinion.
- Which is very cute and all but I did not and have not "branded" Boris on the basis of "where he comes from".
Originally posted by infinite
As for your nugget...
If Thursday vote was a general election. Cameron would have a majority of 154 based on the Poll. So, your propaganda from Zanu-PF HQ is wrong.
- No infinite, you are now the one twisting the facts with this nonsense
(did you get that from "Zana-PF HQ?
). The data I relayed relates to national British general elections and that is the truth of the matter.
Cameron & the tory party will require the largest swing ever achieved by a Tory opposition in modern times.
A swing greater even than that pulled off by Margaret Thatcher with the help of the Winter of Discontent.
Sorry but that is the absolute fact of the matter.
If you want to project these results in the event of a general election then by all means go for it but that does not render my comment wrong.
You also know as well as I that local elections (nevermind a Mayoral election, even if it was the capital) are quite different to a national general election.
Originally posted by infinite
Those guardianist have a problem with anyone from a public school.
- Er, no.
It is a matter of people being informed of elements of the character and 'roots' of the individual.
Just as it is perfectly legitimate for the tory party to point out, for instance, the trades union background of a Labour candidate or their origins.
Originally posted by infinite
It is not an issue, but people on the left want us all educated in run down state schools whilst being taught how bad Britain was to the world
- Oh dear.
Do you honestly believe such nonsense?
"Run down state schools"!?
After the years of sustained record education investment & record educational results children are leaving school with under this Gov?!
You'll have to do better than that.
Originally posted by infinite
Sorry if I sound rude, but the communist group at my uni felt Boris had no right to run in an election. Apparently, democracy is a bad term on the left
- Well, the world is full of unusual opinions, eh?
......and they're hardly representative of "the (whole) left".
Originally posted by Ste2652
If sminkey was saying there has been an unrepresentative bias towards public school educated, Oxbridge Prime Ministers in recent times he would be right.
- That you Ste2652.
It seems like it's very bad form to remark upon the enormously disproportionate influence ex-public school boys (it's almost always boys) and the Ox-Bridge crowd have - and not only in public life either.
.....the poor little oppressed unfortunates!
[edit on 4-5-2008 by sminkeypinkey]
