That silly man, and I can't bear to add to his reputation by even mentioning his name, who brought the Boat Race to a halt, claims to be against elites.
All the wonderful inventions and discoveries that mankind benefits from have been made by members of an elite of people who are endowed with more brains, perseverance and dogged determination than the rest of us. The young members of the Oxford and Cambridge teams have demonstrated those qualities. They are to be appreciated and encouraged. not despised and envied in that mean-spirited way. You don't automatically get them by being born a lord or educated at Eton. Thomas Edison said "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration". Being prepared to work devotedly and at personal cost is the qualification for joining the elite. He has the education, let him just go ahead and join them and put his energy into something productive rather than destructive.
This blog is a plea for common sense in public policy. Our leaders don't seem to have any. They just make daft rules for us to follow. We need to assert our right to use our own good sense instead of ticking boxes which can only say 'yes' or 'no'.
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