Rishi Sunak went without Sky TV so his parents could send him to private school

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Honestly this has really annoyed me, apart from the fact it's such crap - he came from a family where his parents were a GP and a pharmacist, it's like he's literally thought of the most working class stereotype and applied that. He's so out of touch and I don't know why this one has annoyed me so much but it really has.

I'm not much older than our prime minister and we didn't have one either, or holidays and not much in the way of any luxury items and guess what my parents couldn't afford to send me to private school despite them working very hard too.

Gove probably - who is having the time of his life!

Never heard so much bs in my life.

I'm a little surprised that, even without Sky,Sunak's parents could afford to send 3 kids to Winchester or Winchester equivalents. I must have been misjudging the Mumsnet beaten up old Volvo/camping holidays brigade all this time. You CAN save £150000 a year from an ordinary middle class salary!

Surely he must have advisers who’d say “ leaving the D Day commemoration early is a bad idea” “ Sky TV and private school fees really aren’t an equal comparison” He either doesn’t listen or his advisers hate him and want him to fail.
Whichever it is he’s still an idiot and way out of touch with real life in 2024 Britain.

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He just needs to own it and say he was very lucky to have parents who were able to provide a private education for him. For all his faults I don't remember David Cameron ever trying to deny that he was a very privileged individual. Through my work I deal with people who can't afford to eat and heat their homes. The idea that not watching The Simpsons was some great hardship is laughable. I genuinely think he just has no comprehension or curiosity about how many people live in this country. You can be privately educated and come from a rich background and still relate to 'ordinary' people if you listen and have some empathy. He just seems uninterested.

Sounds like his advisors are on the P or perhaps they also went to Winchester and feel what he says is reasonable 🤔

His advisers absolutely hate him or he is deliberately trying to lose his own seat so he can get to California for the summer holidays.

It's a bit like when he was trying to show solidarity with young people struggling with their first homes. He remembers only too well being in that position himself. Except his first home was a beach front property in California that cost $20,000 rent a month. I'd quite like some of his brand of hardship.

After my 'D'H ran off with my wealthy friend, leaving me without a pot to piss in and three small children, we decided that having Diamond Cable was worth it. £25 per month it was, for many exciting channels etc. the rest of our leisure time was bike rides and picnics in the park. But for the price of 2 cinema tickets for all of us a month, we had Cable every day. I don't think my 3 boys could be attended private school for a total of £25 per month!

Similar age to sunak. One girl at primary had sky. That was it in a class of 32.
it just wasn’t common place to have it even in wealthy circles.

When we first got Sky it was £35 a month.
I remember distinctly as my grandparents thought it was a waste of money so my brothers got it with their Saturday job money (after persuading grandad to put the contract in his name).

Who knew that that £35 a month could have got a couple of us through private school…

I’ll mention that to my kids. Between that and not having avocados so they can save for a mortgage they’ll be laughing!

My siblings and I went to a private school that cost about a quarter of Winchester's fees. We didn't get Sky because my parents thought that well educated healthy minded people had a lot better things to do than sit idly watching tv and having whatever was being broadcast on bbc1 or bbc2 on while we did the ironing or other chores was perfectly adequate (not itv or channel 4 because of all the adverts). Our holidays were very low budget. I wouldn't dream of dragging out these snippets as a way of proving my parents "struggled and sacrificed" - they made free choices of what to do with their money. Struggling and sacrificing is when parents aren't meeting their own most basic needs in order to meet their children's needs and those of us with the privilege and comfort of never having to do that should shut the fuck up about foregoing luxury A in order to have luxury B.

No Rishi, your parents said it was because they needed to pay for private school but really they just didn't want you watching MTV.

Maybe a new tactic. He's acts so stupid that we feel sorry for him and vote for him.

This alongside unfunded tax cuts announced in the last few days shows how desperate they are.

Tomorrow they will promise free places to winchester if you vote for us (as long as you give up Sky).

Oh no It's his sincerity it really is laughable!

My sons are around Sunak's age and we didn't have Sky - nothing to do with cost, we could afford to but it was a just a life-style choice.

In the 80/90s home entertainment for the vast majority of families, rich or poor, was terrestrial TV and videos.

He really does say the most stupid things.

I do think he's got a real problem of what to do if he retains his seat. Surely he can't intend to sit on the opposition benches doing weekly surgeries in North Yorkshire for five years? (Edited because I had a brain fart)

Satellite TV was definitely an option ny the time we were teenagers but it wasnt the norm even in affluent households.

I’m a similar age and sky was around when I was growing up and more of a luxury then than it is now. Tbf by all accounts his parents were hard working and seem to have done their best to be frugal and teach him the value of money. I don’t think it’s relevant if he’s rich or not. I only care about policy and what he will do

what a twat

we didn't even have a colour TV until I was 15, only black and white

He's such a prat. He thought he'd use the line, 'my parents made sacrifices to send me to private school ' and then couldn't think of any! Why couldn't he just say they were incredibly fortunate enough to afford it.

We were the last by far house among my peers to have a microwave and VHS video player... and I went to a crappy state school. The council estate nearby did have a load of Sky dishes up but that was because for a good while you could ride the free trials and they'd take forever to come and take the dish down so you got a good 6 months out of it and then got a different family member to do the same.

On the subject of satellite dishes - guess what we have on a house near here? A BSB Squariel! Some day that will get a blue plaque on it!

I'd forgotten that. 😔

Rushi, the gift that just keeps giving (comedy gold).

Imagine some comedian using the first home struggle of only a beach front house, no sky to get 3 children into Winchester and the running off from D day commemorations together. Coming to a Sky channel soon.

At the 2019 election, he got 64% of the votes in his constituency. His nearest rival got 16%.

I used to live in that constituency. I honestly think he could dance through Northallerton naked while throwing rotten tomatoes at the soldiers in Catterick and still win.

Taught him the value of money? The guy flys everywhere by helicopter!