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Kuper, Simon,

Chums : how a tiny caste of Oxford Tories took over the UK / Simon Kuper. - 231 pages

"Eleven of the fifteen postwar British prime ministers went to Oxford. In Chums, 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. A damning look at the university clique-turned-Commons majority that will blow the doors of Westminster wide open and change the way you look at our democracy forever"--

ISBN: 9781788167383 9781782838180

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC223864 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020488961 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
University of Oxford.
Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Politicians--Great Britain.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-

Dewey Class. No.: 306.2094109045