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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Heather Mallick: Fight the Power! Senator attacks the elite (in The Toronto Star)

"The Conservatives generally still feel like rubes. Their MPs went to Bible colleges or no colleges. They’re from out west but not from Vancouver. They are socially hard-right — anti-abortion and pro-religion — which doesn’t play well in the rest of Canada. The fact that Ottawa Inc. throws money at them doesn’t ease their status anxiety."

Full article: Fight the Power! Senator attacks the elite.

The bit about Britain is interesting, too! As an Eton scholar myself, I don't remember having to answer questions as silly as the ones Heather quotes... but that was 60 years ago!