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The Posh Boy soufflé: Why the British Public School system dominates UK society
Manage episode 274194180 series 2626972
In this episode we discuss the origins, day-to-day life and continuing influence of the British Public schools of Eton, Harrow, Winchester etc. over British society. Despite several decades of reform a large majority (70+ percent) of politicians, journalists, actors, military officers, and bankers in the UK come from the only 7% of the population that go to public school. This grip on power of the aristocracy and business class amounts to a near caste system that locks the vast majority of the population out of power both in the House of Commons, BBC, mainstream newspapers, films, military and in the City of London.
Please find below links to several articles and a documentary we used to research this subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7OJhG7J84&feature=youtu.be
https://newrepublic.com/article/151232/britains-boarding-school-problem
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/22/posh-boys-english-public-schools-ruin-britain-robert-verkaik-review
61 episoder
Manage episode 274194180 series 2626972
In this episode we discuss the origins, day-to-day life and continuing influence of the British Public schools of Eton, Harrow, Winchester etc. over British society. Despite several decades of reform a large majority (70+ percent) of politicians, journalists, actors, military officers, and bankers in the UK come from the only 7% of the population that go to public school. This grip on power of the aristocracy and business class amounts to a near caste system that locks the vast majority of the population out of power both in the House of Commons, BBC, mainstream newspapers, films, military and in the City of London.
Please find below links to several articles and a documentary we used to research this subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7OJhG7J84&feature=youtu.be
https://newrepublic.com/article/151232/britains-boarding-school-problem
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/22/posh-boys-english-public-schools-ruin-britain-robert-verkaik-review
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