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>> That wasn't what I was taking from the thing. Folks seemed to think Starmer was
>> not authentic because of his title and/or accent. Yet he's a Grammar School boy whose
>> Father was skilled working class - a toolmaker. He went to a red brick University
>> and his knighthood, like his QC/KC, were the result of his career.
People are entitled to form that opinion. Quite a few seem to think he's not authentic when talking about his background, they'll be reasons for that beyond his accent.
It's his job and his team to change that.
Does he come across to you as someone who made it from a working class background?
That's what he's trying to sell otherwise he wouldn't mention it.
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