That will never happen. Not while the House of Commons and House of Lords are full of Eton boys.

That’s true, but is it a reason not to include the “poorer” kids? Perhaps the posh kids would learn that the world is not populated by rich white people with unpronounceable names and country mansions?

The sons (and daughters), of the international elite, regardless of ethnicity (please remember that much of the population of this planet is not white and there has always been privileged non-white people), have always attended those schools, the lack of diversity is economic; poor people do not go to Harrow, Eton,…

That’s the insidious thing about the UK class system which is different to the US - you can’t fake being upper class, because people will know. There are a thousand tiny tells. You can see it in how the Middletons are treated. Kate has a voice that is posher than posh and has learned to mimic them, but William’s…

That’s correct. The group in the UK that is least likely to succeed at school and go on to university is white working class boys. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter…

If you had gone to Eton, you would know they don’t give a shit about any animal they can’t eat or hunt.

Great Britain’s private schools strive to make the tiny handful of privileged elite who run the country look slightly different.

This is why we need to bring back grammar schools....

I’m a teacher in the British system (although I teach internationally now) trained and taught in the UK, I taught in state schools, and I have friends who teach in public schools. It’s my considered opinion that it’ll take a lot more than letting a few poor kids into private schools to address and challenge the class…

It’s “the UK”, not Great Britain. Great Britain is a geographical entity, i.e. an island. The political entity is the United Kingdom.

You are so right, it is all about class/wealth in the UK. That was what made America better; talent and hard work could beat class. Alas today, not so much.

It would be great if more disadvantaged kids could go to those schools, but there is a “cultural” disparity as well. The way you talk, the circles you move in, where you go on holiday...those things are acquired by the rich kids from birth and would be hard to “teach” to incoming students. There are layers and layers…

I am loving it. I absolutely foreverlove Tom Hollander and Tobias Menzies and then it has Tom Hiddleston being almost sarcastically handsome, like so handsome that it feels like he’s taking the piss. And it’s proper suspenseful and it looks gorgeous and Olivia Colman is there and I love her and yes yes yes.

Uzo can also sing like whoa, which seems as if it should be an important factor.

Secrets & Lies + Life is Sweet (1990) make a good pairing. Local Hero, well that just deserves its own pedestal now doesn’t it? Pride, beautiful performances all around.

I will say this: it’s almost hilariously ironic that Angelina is wearing less makeup than Zoe to portray a multiracial woman. The outrage was there but social media was in its infancy and the its power was yet to be fully realized. Had social media been more accessible, the reactions would’ve been similar, maybe…

Please please please watch... Priceless (2006 Hors de prix).

I’d argue that the most contempt is reserved for Americans.

If you don’t mind older films, try:

Where was the outrage when Angelina Jolie did this Rachel Dolezai impersonation in “A Mighty Heart?” I mean, I know there were a few of us that were like WTF, but she was nominated for a fucking OSCAR. I generally reserve my outrage for Hollywood films because they are usually tone deaf when it comes to people of…