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Boris backers - are you part of Oppidan Britain?

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HellInAHandCartThatsWhat · 04/07/2019 09:03

The guy is completely out of touch ....and I know I'm unreasonable for posting this here. But people need to wake up to what's happening.

Boris backers - are you part of Oppidan Britain?
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NameChangeNugget · 04/07/2019 09:09

I think he polarises opinion I’m the same way that Corbyn does to the left.

Neither have any appeal to that middle 40% that win parties elections. All very odd

TeenTimesTwo · 04/07/2019 09:10

Context of speech?

Makes a big difference whether the reference to oppidan was made to an audience he could expect to understand it (eg at Eton) v some random place.

You could also maybe argue that at least he isn't 'talking down' to people. Smile

HellInAHandCartThatsWhat · 04/07/2019 10:39

It's in a Spectator article. So audience context yes, but does rather show how he thinks.....still in the school boy mindset.

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TeenTimesTwo · 04/07/2019 11:32

Or an educated person who happily uses Latin words as and when they seem appropriate?

In the same way that I might use quid pro quo, per se, QED, or ergo?

onthecliff · 07/07/2019 11:35

Are you playing the inverted snob?

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