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23: John Major: From Brixton to Downing Street (Part 1)

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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The Class of Britain

Stjunt: I was attracted to the Conservative Party because it did not draw its language from the dark emotions of envy or resentment. But class is still a very, very big part of Britain's and my dream of a class for society is something that has never come about. In terms of the way people instinctively vote, it is less class-based today. We were saying before we joined us that if you can't really soon act, there are eight people alive today who can say they have been UK Prime Minister. Two of them went to the same school, Eaton. The current one went to another of the top private schools. Tony Blair went to a private school. And Stj

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