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Chums : how a tiny caste of Oxford Tories took over the UK / Simon Kuper.
By: Kuper, Simon [author.]
.Publisher: London : Profile Books, 2022Description: 231 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781788167383; 9781782838180.Subject(s): University of Oxford | Conservative Party (Great Britain) | Politicians -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-DDC classification: 306.2094109045 Summary: "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"-- Taken from publisher's website.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 306.2094109045 KUP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 019902 |
"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"-- Taken from publisher's website.