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'''[[UK]] [[Members of Parliament]]''' | '''[[UK]] [[Members of Parliament]]''' | ||
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+ | In 2017 ''[[OpenDemocracy]]'' proved how unrepresentative the MPs were. The examples included<ref>https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/these-figures-show-how-out-of-touch-uk-politicians-are-from-everyone-else/</ref>: | ||
+ | *In 2017, just 7% of children go to private school in the UK, but 48% of [[Conservative]] MPs, 17% of [[Labour]] MPs and 14% of [[Lib Dems]] MPs were privately educated. Less than 1% of the population study at [[Oxford]] or [[Cambridge]] universities<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347915/Elitist_Britain_-_Final.pdf</ref>, compared to 75% of all the UK’s prime ministers and 26% of MPs.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11136511</ref> | ||
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+ | *Only 2% of the adult UK population are landlords, while in 2016, 39% of Tory MPs, 26% of Scottish National party MPs and 22% of Labour MPs were landlords.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2016/jan/14/mp-landlords-number-risen-quarter-last-parliament-housing-bill</ref> | ||
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+ | *Going back to [[1979]], no less than 10% of MPs from the three main parties have been [[barristers]] or [[solicitors]] (while 0.22% of the UK population are solicitors)<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/apr/04/solicitors-number-england-wales-ethnicity</ref>, and the percentage of MPs that had been [[publishers]] or [[journalists]] has never fallen below 6% (less than 1% of the population are journalists)<ref>http://www.nctj.com/downloadlibrary/jaw_final_higher_2.pdf</ref>. Over the same period, the percentage of MPs who were [[manual workers]] – such as [[miners]] – has decreased steadily from 15.8% 35 years ago to just 4% in 2017.<ref>https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/07/24/public-want-more-mps-factory-fewer-courtroom/</ref> | ||
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Unrepresentative
In 2017 OpenDemocracy proved how unrepresentative the MPs were. The examples included[1]:
- In 2017, just 7% of children go to private school in the UK, but 48% of Conservative MPs, 17% of Labour MPs and 14% of Lib Dems MPs were privately educated. Less than 1% of the population study at Oxford or Cambridge universities[2], compared to 75% of all the UK’s prime ministers and 26% of MPs.[3]
- Only 2% of the adult UK population are landlords, while in 2016, 39% of Tory MPs, 26% of Scottish National party MPs and 22% of Labour MPs were landlords.[4]
- Going back to 1979, no less than 10% of MPs from the three main parties have been barristers or solicitors (while 0.22% of the UK population are solicitors)[5], and the percentage of MPs that had been publishers or journalists has never fallen below 6% (less than 1% of the population are journalists)[6]. Over the same period, the percentage of MPs who were manual workers – such as miners – has decreased steadily from 15.8% 35 years ago to just 4% in 2017.[7]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
Name | From | To | Description |
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George Galloway | 29 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 | |
Michael Shanks | 5 October 2023 | ||
Paulette Hamilton | 3 March 2022 | ||
Anna Firth | 3 February 2022 | ||
Kim Leadbeater | 1 July 2021 | ||
Sarah Green | 17 June 2021 | ||
Kim Johnson | 13 December 2019 | ||
Angela Richardson | 12 December 2019 | ||
Claire Coutinho | 12 December 2019 | ||
Zarah Sultana | 12 December 2019 | ||
Sarah Olney | 12 December 2019 | ||
Nadia Whittome | 12 December 2019 | ||
Sam Tarry | 12 December 2019 | ||
Jane Dodds | 1 August 2019 | 6 November 2019 | |
Emma Dent Coad | 9 June 2017 | 6 November 2019 | |
Bob Seely | 8 June 2017 | ||
Neil O'Brien | 8 June 2017 | ||
Chris Hazzard | 8 June 2017 | ||
Afzal Khan | 8 June 2017 | ||
Anneliese Dodds | 8 June 2017 | ||
Zac Goldsmith | 8 June 2017 | 6 November 2019 | |
Esther McVey | 2017 | ||
Sarah Olney | 1 December 2016 | 3 May 2017 | |
Tracy Brabin | 20 October 2016 | 10 May 2021 | |
Jim McMahon | 4 December 2015 | ||
Stephen Kinnock | 8 May 2015 | ||
Dawn Butler | 8 May 2015 | 4 July 2024 | |
Jo Cox | 8 May 2015 | 16 June 2016 | |
Catherine West | 8 May 2015 | ||
James Cleverly | 7 May 2015 | ||
Naz Shah | 7 May 2015 | ||
Clive Lewis | 7 May 2015 | ||
Suella Braverman | 7 May 2015 | ||
Ruth Smeeth | 7 May 2015 | 6 November 2019 | |
Jess Phillips | 7 May 2015 | ||
Maggie Throup | 7 May 2015 | ||
Cat Smith | 7 May 2015 | ||
Amanda Milling | 7 May 2015 | ||
Emma Lewell-Buck | 2 May 2013 | ||
George Galloway | 29 March 2012 | 30 March 2015 | |
Lucy Powell | 2012 | ||
Jon Ashworth | 5 May 2011 | 30 May 2024 | |
John Woodcock | 7 May 2010 | 6 November 2019 | |
Bob Stewart | 7 May 2010 | ||
Jane Ellison | 7 May 2010 | 3 May 2017 | |
Guto Bebb | 6 May 2010 | ||
Chuka Umunna | 6 May 2010 | 6 November 2019 | |
Jo Johnson | 6 May 2010 | 6 November 2019 | |
Steve Rotheram | 6 May 2010 | ||
Rachel Reeves | 6 May 2010 | ||
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References
- ↑ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/these-figures-show-how-out-of-touch-uk-politicians-are-from-everyone-else/
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347915/Elitist_Britain_-_Final.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11136511
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2016/jan/14/mp-landlords-number-risen-quarter-last-parliament-housing-bill
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/apr/04/solicitors-number-england-wales-ethnicity
- ↑ http://www.nctj.com/downloadlibrary/jaw_final_higher_2.pdf
- ↑ https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/07/24/public-want-more-mps-factory-fewer-courtroom/