Old boys of the year do the private schools proud

 
diary Mayor of London Boris Johnson addresses delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London on November 19, 2012. The CBI -- the country's biggest employers' organisation -- is a powerful business lobby in Britain and represents more than 240,000 companies or about one third of the private sector. This year, the group is calling for the government to target education as its number one priority as part of Britain's long-term growth strategy. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images
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22 November 2012

Eton flourished at yesterday’s Spectator Parliamentarian Awards, with Mayor Boris Johnson voted politician of the year, rebellious backbencher Jesse Norman parliamentarian of the year, new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby peer of the year and chief whip Sir George Young as resurrection of the year.

And good to see private schools doing well even on the Labour benches. Former Chancellor Alistair Darling, backbencher of the year, went to Loretto, like his Tory predecessor Norman Lamont. “I am happy to say I went to Loretto,” Lamont once told me. “Alistair isn’t.”

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