13 percent of Labour MPs are the same , according to the article. Thing is , does it really matter that much? By rights we should vote for someone for what they stand for , not for where they come from. I’m right , aren’t I?
That’s not really the story. We know Tories aren’t working class. The real story is the decline of working class MPs in the Labour party.
>While 13% of Labour MPs joined parliament from a working-class occupation.
This is a bigger problem
Working class can’t afford to run as MPs, not exactly news. By definition if you need to sell your labour to survive then you can’t afford to not work while you campaign…
The important figure is surely how many MPs come from working class backgrounds? It matters much less whether they have ever had a working class job. Most people will try to get the best job they can, and if they have the intellect, drive, and good fortune to get themselves a better life than their parents that shouldn’t count against them.
For the past 20 years it has been quite a lot easier for someone from a poorer background to go to university and join a profession. They will be quite well aware of what life is like for low income families. They don’t need to spend 20 years stacking shelves in a supermarket to represent the working classes.
Labour supporting working class people striking would be a good start, Angela. The leadership, not just a select few principled MPs.
Tories just say they are working class to win the vote. Again this country needs critical thinking seminars.
So thats 3 or 4 out of the 350 Tory MPs. Who are they?
Depends how you define working class. Traditional definition is manual labour which few do and it’s hardly a surprise they don’t go in to politics. A more modern definition is anyone who has to work to earn, which includes most politicians.
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13 percent of Labour MPs are the same , according to the article. Thing is , does it really matter that much? By rights we should vote for someone for what they stand for , not for where they come from. I’m right , aren’t I?
That’s not really the story. We know Tories aren’t working class. The real story is the decline of working class MPs in the Labour party.
>While 13% of Labour MPs joined parliament from a working-class occupation.
This is a bigger problem
Working class can’t afford to run as MPs, not exactly news. By definition if you need to sell your labour to survive then you can’t afford to not work while you campaign…
The important figure is surely how many MPs come from working class backgrounds? It matters much less whether they have ever had a working class job. Most people will try to get the best job they can, and if they have the intellect, drive, and good fortune to get themselves a better life than their parents that shouldn’t count against them.
For the past 20 years it has been quite a lot easier for someone from a poorer background to go to university and join a profession. They will be quite well aware of what life is like for low income families. They don’t need to spend 20 years stacking shelves in a supermarket to represent the working classes.
Labour supporting working class people striking would be a good start, Angela. The leadership, not just a select few principled MPs.
Tories just say they are working class to win the vote. Again this country needs critical thinking seminars.
So thats 3 or 4 out of the 350 Tory MPs. Who are they?
Depends how you define working class. Traditional definition is manual labour which few do and it’s hardly a surprise they don’t go in to politics. A more modern definition is anyone who has to work to earn, which includes most politicians.