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Former pupils of British public schools. Often called 'Independent' schools, they are also known as 'private' schools meaning 'non-state' schools. The term 'public school' is not used in Scotland. The common denominator is that they are all fee-paying and are not part of the 'comprehensive' system of education.
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==External resources==
 
==External resources==
*Guardian Research Department, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/jun/01/conservatives.politics Which Tory *went where?], guardian.co.uk, 1 June 2007.
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*Andrew Grice, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/old-boys-club-still-dominates-public-life-according-to-major-new-report-9695229.html Old boy's club still dominates public life, according to major new report], ''Independent'', 28 August 2014.
*[http://www.workingclasstory.com/2009/12/labour-toffs.html Labour MPs], WorkIng Class Tory, 3 December 2009.
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*Geraldine Hackett, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1466946.ece Elite public schools tighten grip on Oxford], Sunday Times, 4 March 2007.
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*Guardian Research Department, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/jun/01/conservatives.politics Which Tory went where?], guardian.co.uk, 1 June 2007.
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*[http://www.workingclasstory.com/2009/12/labour-toffs.html Labour MPs], Working Class Tory, 3 December 2009.
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*Hannah Nicklin, [http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/05/13/an-illustration-of-private-school-intake-of-the-new-cabinet/ How many cabinet MPs went to private schools?], Liberal Conspiracy,13 May 2010.
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*[http://www.suttontrust.com/news/news/ten-private-schools-produce-a-tenth-of-the-countrys-elite/ Ten private schools produce a tenth of the country's elite], Sutton Trust, 20 November 2012.
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*George Eaton, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/04/ukips-own-privately-educated-clique UKIP's own privately educated clique], ''New Statesman'', 16 April 2014.
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*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_independent_schools_in_Scotland List of Independent Schools in Scotland]
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*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_independent_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom List of Independent Schools in the UK]
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Latest revision as of 00:24, 28 August 2014

Former pupils of British public schools. Often called 'Independent' schools, they are also known as 'private' schools meaning 'non-state' schools. The term 'public school' is not used in Scotland. The common denominator is that they are all fee-paying and are not part of the 'comprehensive' system of education.

External resources

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