Voter intelligence

[JOHNNYAITCH]

How many in the areas studied went to private/public/Eton I wonder?

 

I can't know for certain but I'd guess that a lot that did get an education moved away to where the relevant jobs are..further reducing the 'average' level of education attainment in these areas, leaving behind perfectly intelligent but perhaps less educated people?

[Yukon]

They give a levels and gcses out with cereal boxes these days. Plus the BBC talk out their arse, their propaganda is nearly as bad as Goebbels.

 

The BBC is embarrassing at the moment, I hold them in the same contempt as the Daily Mail for peddling sensationalist tripe.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

The BBC is embarrassing at the moment, I hold them in the same contempt as the Daily Mail for peddling sensationalist tripe.

 

The difference being the BBC is supposed to be neutral..the Mail has no such responsibility

[FATBOYSTEVE]

The BBC is embarrassing at the moment, I hold them in the same contempt as the Daily Mail for peddling sensationalist tripe.

 

Spot on BBC is short for British bullsh!te corporation the same as in America CIA is short for cocaine import agency

[whotobeakiller]

Common Sense is a form of intelligence yet so many educated people fail to show they possess it

[bookworm]

Uk history dosent look kindly on any of the recent pm a try to name one since Churchill it's very difficult imho

 

Macmillan is the only one that springs to mind.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

I found this interesting

 

http://www.medicaldaily.com/iq-test-accurate-way-measure-intelligence-or-are-mental-abilities-something-you-cant-put-297244

[FATBOYSTEVE]

Common Sense is a form of intelligence yet so many educated people fail to show they possess it

 

I worked for over thirty years in senior IT positions mixing with some highly qualified academics and I struggle to think of one who had a modecum of commen sense. If it's not in a text book we are lost attitude similar to school teachers today if u have any dealings with them - Kid turns up fa school with a toy plAstic gun received as a xmas present so teacher reports to head who fones the police under the prevent terror act

[JOHNNYAITCH]

That's appalling..got a link to that story?

 

Of course until you know it's a toy plastic gun it's arguably common sense to treat it as real..after all if you didn't and then the lad popped a cap in yo ass you'd feel a bit stupid.

[FATBOYSTEVE]

That's appalling..got a link to that story?

 

Of course until you know it's a toy plastic gun it's arguably common sense to treat it as real..after all if you didn't and then the lad popped a cap in yo ass you'd feel a bit stupid.

 

The story was on yesterday's BBC2 news and the child's parent was extensively interveiwed , they even had the plastic gun on show and it was quite clearly a toy and cud in no wAy be confused with anything else

[bookworm]

Common Sense is a form of intelligence yet so many educated people fail to show they possess it

 

They don't have to, money school and daddy's name are all they need to have an easy ride,life passes them by in a social whirl whilst the rest of us graduate from a school that they never had to attend, the school of life...

[JOHNNYAITCH]

They don't have to, money school and daddy's name are all they need to have an easy ride,life passes them by in a social whirl whilst the rest of us graduate from a school that they never had to attend, the school of life...

 

So all educated people come from a background of money and have used daddy's name and have an easy ride? I beg to differ

[bookworm]

So all educated people come from a background of money and have used daddy's name and have an easy ride? I beg to differ

 

Not all JH but quite a fair proportion do but of course I was referring to the plebs not the oiks:razz:.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

That's Ok cos I'm definitely an oik..conna stand plebs ;)

[LancyTony]

So all educated people come from a background of money and have used daddy's name and have an easy ride? I beg to differ

 

There's a few on here who share that ******** opinion. I think they've never heard of hard work, dedication and risk-taking? Also called aspiration!