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Hi All
Just out of interest really, and to clarify their grip of the real world, is there a way of obtaining background info on MP's 'en mass'. In particular it would be good to know...
1. The wealth of the family they were born into
2. Where they were educated
3. How many previous jobs they had and what they were
4. for cabinet members, what their professional qualifications are for their roles.
5. Who they employ in their staff and what their qualifications are
I have a sneaking feeling I may know the answers to a lot of these (very, eaton, 0, n/a, three family members with media studies) but I'm thinking on making this a project so I can see how the creme of GB came about their positions and how can inspire others to do the same...
Just out of interest really, and to clarify their grip of the real world, is there a way of obtaining background info on MP's 'en mass'. In particular it would be good to know...
1. The wealth of the family they were born into
2. Where they were educated
3. How many previous jobs they had and what they were
4. for cabinet members, what their professional qualifications are for their roles.
5. Who they employ in their staff and what their qualifications are
I have a sneaking feeling I may know the answers to a lot of these (very, eaton, 0, n/a, three family members with media studies) but I'm thinking on making this a project so I can see how the creme of GB came about their positions and how can inspire others to do the same...
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Hi All
Just out of interest really, and to clarify their grip of the real world, is there a way of obtaining background info on MP's 'en mass'. In particular it would be good to know...
1. The wealth of the family they were born into
2. Where they were educated
3. How many previous jobs they had and what they were
4. for cabinet members, what their professional qualifications are for their roles.
5. Who they employ in their staff and what their qualifications are
I have a sneaking feeling I may know the answers to a lot of these (very, eaton, 0, n/a, three family members with media studies) but I'm thinking on making this a project so I can see how the creme of GB came about their positions and how can inspire others to do the same...
I suspect you'll have to look them up one-by-one. The senior ones will be on Wikipedia.
There will be a high proportion that are privately educated and degree educated I would imagine. At a guess I would think there are more career politicians on the Labour side but that is just me prejudging.0 -
Hi All
Just out of interest really, and to clarify their grip of the real world, is there a way of obtaining background info on MP's 'en mass'. In particular it would be good to know...
1. The wealth of the family they were born into
2. Where they were educated
3. How many previous jobs they had and what they were
4. for cabinet members, what their professional qualifications are for their roles.
5. Who they employ in their staff and what their qualifications are
I have a sneaking feeling I may know the answers to a lot of these (very, eaton, 0, n/a, three family members with media studies) but I'm thinking on making this a project so I can see how the creme of GB came about their positions and how can inspire others to do the same...
Yes, that would be an interesting project. A quick Google came up with several places you can look at where people have done part of your project.
http://www.suttontrust.com/research/the-educational-backgrounds-of-mps/
In my view, very few MPs, if any, can relate to my background. If they did relate to my background, they most probably would not have the confidence to go into public office.
Actually, the only one who would have anything in common with me is Richard Ottaway, who was actually a friend when I was much younger.
So I'm unconcerned with MPs who know the price of milk (I don't, it's a staple, I buy it all the time), or bread, which I make.
If they've been to Eton (not "eaton") then I assume they have had a good education, and have been brought up to lead. I wish I had that confidence and determination.
Incidentally, if you are preparing a project, you will be happy to know that the phrase "en mass" is actually "en masse". Or you could say "in total" if your French isn't very good.
The Milliband brothers, with their rich, intellectual background with famous people coming to their dinner parties, most certainly has nothing in common with my early life, which was pretty much fighting for survival.
Who, specifically, would you think has anything in common with yourself in this Parliament?0 -
not sure any as yet would have had anything like my upbringing etc but will be interesting to find out......
feeling a bit desperate at the mo as just heard another series of Splash is going ahead!!!!0 -
Yup I see it all the time. I don't like it as it is easy to confuse with a possessive (Is an MP's House a house belonging to one MP, or where a group of MPs live?), but I accept its existenceYou can use an apostrophe to make an abbreviation plural. It's not normal to do that with MPs but it isn't incorrect as such. There's an argument to be made that it's become correct through usage anyway.
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Jennifer_Jane wrote: »
So I'm unconcerned with MPs who know the price of milk (I don't, it's a staple, I buy it all the time), or bread, which I make.
If they've been to Eton (not "eaton") then I assume they have had a good education, and have been brought up to lead. I wish I had that confidence and determination.
Like you I am not so bothered about them knowing the price of milk. I guess it would be of more interest if they actually did a regularly weekly family shop and actually appreciated how much a trolley load of groceries, for four, actually cost and how it had seamlessly increased over a period.
it is one thing to quote a cold basis ONS statistic it is another to actually appreciate what it means to someone on a relatively low, near static budget.
Like you I would assume they had been given offered a high level of education and coached for "high office" somewhere. The trouble is it doesn't mean the individual can absorb, assimilate knowledge practically in the real world. Can common sense be taught?
I know a few who have had private education and the results can vary markedly. Yes some have done well academically others not well at all. What they all appear have is confidence though.
One family member had a very comfortable childhood, private education, comfortable adult hood who has no real grasp on reality now they are in advanced years and little grasp that there isn't a money fairy somewhere."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
Look at Who's Who.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
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zygurat789 wrote: »Rubbish In polite language
Not aimed at you but the general tone regarding punctuation.
Does it really matter on a thread such as this?
We know what the OP is getting at."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0
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