David Cameron gives Old Etonians a bad name. Critics deplore his Old Etonian-ness, his Lord Snooty Factor. Childish, but it’s an uncomplicated prejudice which can be freely expressed in our otherwise rigidly policed public discourse. Is there an OE who might rescue the school’s reputation? There is: Rory Stewart, 40, Tory MP for Penrith.
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Peter McKay writes for the Daily Mail.
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