Climate change policy

[DrPhill]

. I looked very hard to try and find Jacob's beloved 'Upper class'. Not there.

You need help with your search skills:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_class

 

[ey_tony]

We are so grateful!
Yes and the better off pay for private health care in order to relieve the public sector.
Or shop in Harrods to avoid getting in our way as we wander desperately around Aldi.
Or holiday in far away places in order not to overcrowd the beach in Skegness.
.......a very silly list possible here!
Drive around in BMWs in order to leave cycle lanes less crowded?
Any more suggestions anybody?

And untalented people with wealth and privilege are elevated into positions of power and responsibility far beyond their intellects and ability. Johnson, Cameron, Fartrage spring to mind. Another list of complete s**theads possible here!

You seem obsessed with people who were privately educated, seeing private education as a vehicle upon which to better one's life and yet currently, the second most powerful politician in this government comes from a very humble background indeed after leaving school with very little by way of academic achievement and yet it hasn't held good old Angela back now has it?

It makes an absolute mockery of your prejudiced left wing perspective as she didn't need the benefit of a private education to achieve her role as deputy PM which proves that with ambition and aspiration one can achieve most things in life if prepared to work hard for them so all this public school hatred you display is just plain old left wing bigotry and envy.

 

[Terry - Somerset]

We are so grateful!
Yes and the better off pay for private health care in order to relieve the public sector.
Or shop in Harrods to avoid getting in our way as we wander desperately around Aldi.
Or holiday in far away places in order not to overcrowd the beach in Skegness.
.......a very silly list possible here!
Drive around in BMWs in order to leave cycle lanes less crowded?
Any more suggestions anybody?

And untalented people with wealth and privilege are elevated into positions of power and responsibility far beyond their intellects and ability. Johnson, Cameron, Fartrage spring to mind. Another list of complete s**theads possible here!

The resentment is clear. Parents understandably want the best education for their children. Those who can afford it, pay.

State secondary funding is ~£7500 pa per pupil. Private school fees are an average of £18000 pa - with considerable variation around that. Private schools have smaller class sizes, extra tutoring for those less gifted, better facilities (sports, arts etc) unaffordable by the state sector.

Overall private materially outperforms state in exam results, and I suspect in preparing kids (social skills etc) for subsequent careers. State schools may be excellent, add more value, etc, but without more funding are unlikely to deliver equal/better output.

That some are able to shop at Harrods, drive BMWs, take fancy holidays, live in big houses simply evidences a capacity to pay for something better or more desirable. The definition of envy is resentment or sadness at another's good fortune or excellence, with an often insatiable desire to have it for oneself. Usually regarded as an unpleasant characteristic.

Suggesting some politicians by virtue of their education privilege and money are elevated to positions far beyond their intellect and ability is ridiculous.

It seems unlikely it evidences of some sort of intellectual genetic deficiency compared to the state educated as they or their ancestors must have had some exceptional talent to so thrive.

Mostly they get there because they are better educated, with better developed skills. You are at liberty to (of course) disagree with their political views.