Professor David Byrne explains why there is a high proportion of privately educated MPs'
The BBC's Politics Show has discovered a much higher proportion of people selected to stand at the next election in the North East and Cumbria went to private schools compared to the public as a whole.
Prospective Parliamentary Candidates standing for the three main parties in the region were asked what type of school they went to.
25% of those that replied were educated at fee paying schools. But nationally, just 7% of people are educated privately.
Privately-educated politicians "increasing"
Social Sciences professor David Byrne from Durham University says the number of politicians coming from a private education is set to increase because the de-industrialisation of the region means fewer people are entering the political system through unions.
Hmmmm...
Does it matter?
Is it a counter force to real democracy?
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