Chums : how a tiny caste of Oxford Tories took over the UK
Kuper, Simon2023
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Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Dominic Cummings, Daniel Hannan, Jacob Rees-Mogg: Whitehall is swarming with old Oxonians. They debated each other in tutorials, ran against each other in student elections, and attended the same balls and black tie dinners. They aren't just colleagues - they are peers, rivals, friends. And, when they walked out of the world of student debates onto the national stage, they brought their university politics with them. Eleven of the fifteen postwar British prime ministers went to Oxford. In this book, Simon Kuper traces how the rarefied and privileged atmosphere of this narrowest of talent pools - and the friendships and worldviews it created - shaped modern Britain.
Main title:
Chums : how a tiny caste of Oxford Tories took over the UK / Simon Kuper.
Author:
Kuper, Simon, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2023.
Collation:
248 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781788167390 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.2094109045306.209306.209 KUP
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-Cliques (Sociology) -- Great BritainCliques (Sociology) -- England -- OxfordUniversity of Oxford -- InfluenceConservative Party (Great Britain)SocietyBiography: historical, political & militarySociety & culture: generalPolitical leaders & leadershipGovernment powers
BRN:
1156831