Author: Chaminda Jayanetti

The era of the Conservative party was epitomized by an infamous photo of David Cameron and Boris Johnson at the elitist Bullingdon Club in Oxford University. The cabinet was dominated by private school alumni, but recent trends show a shift towards a more state-educated cabinet. Rishi Sunak’s cabinet had a majority from private schools, but the upcoming shadow cabinet is set to be 77.5% state-educated, hinting at a more working-class representation. While state education doesn’t fully define socio-economic class, the incoming shadow cabinet members have diverse backgrounds, with some coming from working-class households. The hope is that this shift towards…