Eton’s new Provost: Comment about people who didn't attend

Eton’s new Provost makes comment about the people (pretty much everyone in the UK) who didn’t have the chance (money) to attend the school.

Is it the politics of envy to be annoyed by his comments? We don’t think so.

History

Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a prestigious and renowned independent boys’ boarding school located in Eton, Berkshire, England. Founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, it is one of the most prestigious and exclusive schools in the world.

Notable alumni

Eton College has produced a significant number of notable alumni who have made their mark in various fields. Some famous Etonians include Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prince William, Prince Harry, George Orwell, David Cameron, and many others.

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Eton’s new Provost

Eton College anoucned his appointment on X writing: “His Majesty, The King has approved the appointment of Sir Nicholas Coleridge CBE DL as Provost of Eton College to succeed Lord Waldegrave of North Hill. He will take up the post in September 2024 and will be Eton’s 43rd Provost.

Photo © Peter Kelleher @V_and_A

His Majesty, The King has approved the appointment of Sir Nicholas Coleridge CBE DL as Provost of Eton College to succeed Lord Waldegrave of North Hill. He will take up the post in September 2024 and will be Eton's 43rd Provost. Photo © Peter Kelleher @V_and_A pic.twitter.com/ng4kTo2LNn
— Eton College (@Eton_College) October 2, 2023

That’s right not just a PA snapper but a Victoria and Albert Museum picture…fancy.

Reactions

The new provost of @Eton_College in today’s @Telegraph

He says most of his friends are Old Etonians – and if he meets somebody who did not go there “I do admit…that it counts against them slightly.”

Was there not a candidate with a more open mind? pic.twitter.com/15GT9eh3qG
— Becky Barrow (@beckymbarrow) October 6, 2023

so for starters here, this incudes all women. He's never found any woman he's met, through work, business or travel, as interesting as a boy who went to Eton.

This is an absolutely rabid level of misogyny, and intellectually infantilising for the boys now in his care. https://t.co/QmxHxYxIDu
— Dr Fern Riddell (@FernRiddell) October 7, 2023

From the guy who ran Conde Nast, the magazine publisher. Who worked there for 30 years. The place where my mag friends told me they were asked what their daddy did in the job interview. Where they were "schooled". But let's all keep scratching our heads about class and journalism https://t.co/eZ7gCKPCgm
— Terri White (@Terri_White) October 6, 2023

This does not seem to me the mindset of someone who should be running a school. https://t.co/caqgDd7NBZ
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) October 6, 2023

What a tragic comment, a sad confession of narrow horizons, a closed mind and a snobbery that is tragic rather than hateful. https://t.co/kbKG5o3TVl
— Dr Adam Rutherford (@AdamRutherford) October 6, 2023

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Jesus…

If you can

Read this:

It’s from the newly appointed head of Eton via The Telegraph. pic.twitter.com/JBiAQQg4ED
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) October 6, 2023

Ricky says it right?

Ricky Gervais > "When are we going to stop taking 'went to Eton' as a qualification to run the country?" 🤦 #ToryPartyConference pic.twitter.com/27LgtV0JPf
— Marie-Ann Detests Tories 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 (@MarieAnnUK) October 4, 2023

Imagine limiting your interest in the world – your interest in people of all places and cultures – simply to those whose monied background means they happen to have been in the same school in the same Berkshire town as you.
That's Tories, that's Brexit, that's what has to change. https://t.co/b89GiJHnWz
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) October 6, 2023

10.

I think I know seven people who to my knowledge went to Eton. Two are lovely, one's fine but deeply boring, and four are absolute cunts. (If you're reading this and you're one of those people, please assume you're in the first category.) https://t.co/TwYHcDLcu2
— Adam Kay (@amateuradam) October 6, 2023

11.

If we are being completely candid, I do prefer the company of people who didn’t go to Eton and aren’t snobs to the company of Etonians who think like this and are https://t.co/zkCuRmcsl8
— Sangita Myska (@SangitaMyska) October 6, 2023

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