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Boris Johnson, Whats with the Oxbridge mafia's hold on UK politics? Do you consider that a positive thing? Or just another symptom of British, class-ridden, political elitism?
Asked by Si on Aug 13 2007 6:48:23 AM and supported by 50 members
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peterthurgood at Aug 16 2007 12:00:00 AM : Oh please, this is 2007, not "Life on Mars" 1977. Leave the old class war thing out will you. It didn't work very well all those years ago, and it works even less now. Judge the man for his abilities, not where he was born or what school he went to, or how much money his parents had. Would you judge Tony Benn along those lines? I doubt it

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