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Simon Kuper: How Johnson finally sabotaged the Eton-Oxford establishment

6 mins | Jul 18, 2022
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Exploring how the Prime Minister's departure could be a turning point for Britain. The long-established Eton-and-Oxford Conservative dominance could be coming to an end, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fall from grace evokes memories of Douglas-Home in 1964. Simon Kuper explores that and how the lack of meritocracy was what enabled them both in the first place.

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