Whoah, the One Who, are you saying in effect that politicians who are not "working class" and of the "real world" are therefore disqualified from being politicians? I think that's highly presumptuous and class-biased. Why should those who have been fortunate enough to enjoy a good education be excluded from the political world? Surely they might actually be better qualified in many respects. Here we have the doctrine of envy yet again!
As someone who suffered severe financial difficulties doing what I thought best for my own son's education (no overseas holidays, rarely a replacement for a rickety old car) I reckon I'm actually owed by the state for not having required it to educate them. But will I ever get "compensation" - nah, I must be some sort of rich bastard, who shouldn't even be qualified to stand for parliament ...
I have great sympathy for the poor but you should perhaps understand that there are very many people who don't want to get involved in the sort of extreme politics that are spouted on TV - and don't want to be blamed for every one of those who unfortunately fall off the end (as, inevitably, some always will).
Tony.(no harshness intended)
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