Why the most of the Prime Ministers were from elite univeristies?

Yes, he is probably not academically bright.

So I think this starts at the level of secondary school and not university.

I think it starts well before secondary school. It starts with having parents (or a parent) who values education and encourages their children from the start with things as simple as bedtime stories and helping them learn to read and enjoy books and taking time to answer their questions about the world.

I do also agree with a lot of what @Wired_1800 says about the wealthy protecting their own and it not being a level playing field. I wish everyone had the same opportunites to attend excellent schools for example (primary and secondary) but they don't. Even taking private schools out of the equation, the middle class make sure their children attend decent schools even if they have to buy houses in more expensive areas to be in the right catchment or employ tutors to get them into a grammar school. And as for the truly wealthy in society, they shower their children with opportunities the rest of us can only dream of so it is more surprising than not if they don't make a success of their lives.

It's not limited to academics ..

I think it starts well before secondary school. It starts with having parents (or a parent) who values education and encourages their children from the start with things as simple as bedtime stories and helping them learn to read and enjoy books and taking time to answer their questions about the world.

I do also agree with a lot of what @Wired_1800 says about the wealthy protecting their own and it not being a level playing field. I wish everyone had the same opportunites to attend excellent schools for example (primary and secondary) but they don't. Even taking private schools out of the equation, the middle class make sure their children attend decent schools even if they have to buy houses in more expensive areas to be in the right catchment or employ tutors to get them into a grammar school. And as for the truly wealthy in society, they shower their children with opportunities the rest of us can only dream of so it is more surprising than not if they don't make a success of their lives.

Agreed go tell that to @Oxford Mum

I think he is politically bright.

and pop star Stormy is paying for underprivileged children to go to Cambridge ?

Yessss what a superstar he is!!

Again, being bright isn't limited to one area. I wouldn't class him as intelligent, but I also wouldn't vote for him (or Boris, before anyone asks). He'd be a good person to have as a friend, just not a problem solver, IMO.

How do you know he is not a problem solver? He has not even entered the Government yet.

His policies are problem creators. I don't think that he's bright enough to solve difficult problems. He seems a nice guy, just not very bright.

He is one man. The Party are full of problem solvers. He has a strong team as well IMHO,

He is one man. The Party are full of problem solvers. He has a strong team as well IMHO,

IMO, the team would, all other things being equal, be better served by a more intelligent leader, It is a significant weakness.

So a leader should just be a yes man agreeing to everyone blindly?

Then you vote the Party in and push for a change in leadership. You don't vote for another Party that you disagree with their policies.

No, not really, but a leader should not be a dictator. A leader has to be part of a team working with that team. Boris Johnson kicked out all those who disagreed with him and made all candidates vote to support his policies to be selected.

The Government is not made of one man or woman. It is a collective.

OM is all about trying to help state school pupils enjoy better access to elite unis, which I am all for so we are broadly in agreement. We won't ever change society just by complaining about it so we need people like her who are more optimistic than I am about the world and more prepared to do something about it.

I do think society is very gradually becoming more fluid and top unis are doing their bit finally to attract more state pupils and give contextualised offers to those who need them. But it would be naive to think we have the same opportunities in life and that success or failure is all down to luck or personality.

Whilst I take your point, policy by committee really doesn't work.