Cabinet Ministers

[nailit]

Has there ever been a member of cabinet that has been a working class man (or woman)?
Why are they (or seem to be) quiet wealthy in there own right?
Labour say they are working class but ive never known a Labour minister to holiday at Butlins or, in the modern world, have the need to use a food bank.
What does Milliband know about the average man in the street?
Its been said on another thread that all the major parties have morphed into one, It seems to be true. The rich v the poor.
No matter who you vote for its still a plutocracy... the rule of the privelged over the rest of us.

[Psybbo]

Wouldn't be allowed in nowadays, Sandy

[BlackadderV]

That is not what the OP asked, Sandy. Keep on message.

[seadogg]

An educated working class individual is unlikely to behave in quite the same way as his less fortunate brother. That doesn't necessarily mean he has lost the desire for social justice.

[ichkeria]

"That is not what the OP asked, Sandy. Keep on message. "

Seems relevant enough to me. People are judging Miliband by the fact he looks a bit geeky and sounds educated. Easy to forget his background.

[BlackadderV]

Working class and refugee are not the same thing.

[ichkeria]

I believe nailit used the term "man in the street" in relation to the perceived lack of knowledge of Mr Miliband. A refugee seems a prime candidate for that description: literally

[grumpy01]

"Nye" Bevan was a coal miner in South Wales prior to his election to parliament.

[BlackadderV]

There were plenty of working class MPs in the north east, though few achieved cabinet status.

[richard18459]

Alan Johnson was a working class lad. Brought up by his sister when their mother died (Dad was seldom around). He became a postman and progressed in to politics via the trade Union route. I've meet him a few times over the years and he's a very genuine man.