virtually the entire Cabinet and quite right too.
Instead of moaning about the fact, the meejah should ask "why?".

Because we're the best, that's why.

Quite right!

(But colleges like King's at Cambridge need to lose the middle class guilt and let kids from state schools enjoy the incredible beauty of the place instead of having it condescendingly disguised as somewhere like Hull in the mistaken belief that it'll suit 'common' people better. For example, the chronically self-congratulatory King's dropped the traditional May Ball years ago in favour of a 'June Bop' (I mean: even the name sounds like middle class be-cardiganed parents trying to sound 'wiv it'), where a lighting system that would have been naff in a 1970s school hall flashes at the Founder's statue that is covered for the occasion in some sort of bacofoil. Yukitty yuk. Of course, what happens is most state school undergrads slope off to somewhere like Trinity, Emma or Peterhouse so they can dress up, drink a better class of wine, eat some decent food, dream a bit and smooch in the pretty gardens. Posh Fabians never learn!)

errrm *ahem*

University of London here.

Leeds Uni here. First class honours in alcohol abuse, and consequently a very poor degree in modern languages that I don't like to talk about.

david wrote:
errrm *ahem*

University of London here.

A very good university!

Prunella Minge wrote:
Quite right!

....condescendingly disguised as somewhere like Hull in the mistaken belief that it'll suit 'common' people better....

I warn you that if you wish to say derogatory things about Hull you have a monumental battle-royal in terms of literary competion ahead of you. I admire your style of writing enormously. But deploying it against Hull is just asking for a war of words between you and I. So bear this in mind for the future, Prunella. Whatever ungracious and rude things you say about Hull will meet with an equally ungracious and rude reply from me. And you should not believe even for one moment that I'm upset with you. I just know a good challenge {and an opportunity for slagging off the tip city I once called "home" too good to miss} when I see one.

Oh, I beg forgiveness already, LO, kind sir! The smell of authentic traditional butcher shops is something that gets me on Hull's side as soon as I get out into the centre of the city, and Larkin lived there, which clinches it. So my apologies. I should have said...er...Northampton.


*runs and hides.*

Well luckily I have the Public School and Oxbridge bit - plus UCL London ( and LSE ) So I have tried to cover all the bases !!!

JK is quite right. There is no-one to match a graduate from Cambridge. And lots of hurrahs for KINGS as well please. It may be left leaning and leaning the other way - but it is an excellent college.

Alas, I went to a lowly comp and had no university education.

BR wrote:
And lots of hurrahs for KINGS as well please. It may be left leaning and leaning the other way - but it is an excellent college.

Did you go there, BR? I did, and I haven't gotten over the memory of "Mother Christmas" - the Senior Tutor - yet!

Prunella Minge wrote:
david wrote:
errrm *ahem*

University of London here.

A very good university!

university of life here...gained several honours

St. Paul's is THE best school.
University is still ahead of me but I'm looking to Kings College in London.
My father went to Cambridge.

Thanks BR, you write:

"There is no-one to match a graduate from Cambridge."

Though not bad, Cambridge is a bit second-rate and leans towards science.

I went to Oxford and I'm a total fuckin' genius.

Best Wishes,
Jim

Prunella Yes I have spent "time" at Kings in the 80s.....

Pumkinhead - Kings London is an excellent place as well - as is LSE - excellent Law courses at Kings London.

Ms ABBOT Cambridge Graduate is my tip for Labour leader - hopefully she can push the "blokes" out of the way. Labour has been stuck in the old "male" dominated ways for too long.

An ex girlfriend of mine in the 80s was chair of the Cambridge "Woman's Group" !! Scary !! actually she was really sweet and studied Eng Lit and last I heard was in mainstream publishing.......great days.

BR wrote:
Pumkinhead - Kings London is an excellent place as well - as is LSE - excellent Law courses at Kings London.


Wow, how did you know I was aiming at Law? I don't think I mentioned that on here. But yeah, Kings in in the top 25 universities of the world.

Diane would be a good leader of Labour. She's far better than all those male androids.