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mcgillianaireA couple months ago, I spent some time compiling a database of the undergrad universities attended by Brown's Cabinet, Cameron's Shadow Cabinet and Clegg's Shadow Cabinet. It produced some interesting results though there are quite a few discrepancies. I couldn't find a single authoritative compilation of all the members making up the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinets. I've tried my best to reconcile these differences to produce a fair set of results. It was easier getting information about Commons MPs than members of the other House. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable exercise and one that nearly slipped my mind in sharing with you before polling day tomorrow, when it could all change again!
In the end I decided to go with the following twenty-six ministerial positions: Leader/PM; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs; Home Affairs; Defence; Justice; Leader of the House of Commons; Energy & Climate Change; Health; Work & Pensions; Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Children, Schools & Families; Transport; Culture, Media & Sport; Communities & Local Government; Business, Innovation & Skills; Duchy Chancellor; International Development; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Chief Secretary to Treasury; Chief Whip; Olympics/London; Attorney General and finally the Private Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader. Yesterday we saw that it is seventy-five years since we had a PM who didn't go to Oxford. Is there a similar trend with the rest of the Cabinet(s)?
In the end I decided to go with the following twenty-six ministerial positions: Leader/PM; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs; Home Affairs; Defence; Justice; Leader of the House of Commons; Energy & Climate Change; Health; Work & Pensions; Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Children, Schools & Families; Transport; Culture, Media & Sport; Communities & Local Government; Business, Innovation & Skills; Duchy Chancellor; International Development; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Chief Secretary to Treasury; Chief Whip; Olympics/London; Attorney General and finally the Private Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader. Yesterday we saw that it is seventy-five years since we had a PM who didn't go to Oxford. Is there a similar trend with the rest of the Cabinet(s)?
OXFORD CAMBRG OTHER NONE N/A LABOUR: 6 2 16 2 - TORY: 10 7 8 - - LIB DEM: 4 7 11* - 3 (* Alistair Carmichael is the Lib Dem Spokesperson for Scotland and Northern Ireland).Oxford is the choice for Tories, Cambridge for Lib Dems, while most Labour members went elsewhere or to none at all! It would be interesting to repeat this exercise with the schools attended by Cabinet members. I've also got results for Cabinet members in the Lords but there are too many gaps for it to be of any comparative use. But it's a base to work upon for the next Parliament. I suspect this is going to be my last post until tomorrow's election, so if you haven't already: "Go back to your constituencies, and prepare for government!" VOTE LIB DEM!
