Dominic Raabs father worked as a food buyer for M&S. His mother was a clothes buyer. He was not blessed with a silver spoon, but seems to have benefitted from a fairly unremarkable comfortable middle class, middle income family.
He attended a grammar school and got his law degree at Cambridge Uni. He may not be a world class intellect (few are) but stupid he is not!
I agree he may be arrogant with other major character and behavioural flaws.
If we restrict leadership only to those who have never sinned, the candidates left in the leadership race will be dominated by the virtuous and vacuous. They value risk avoidance. Most progress (social, business, technical etc) is initiated by risk takers who challenge the accepted norms.
The UK is sliding down international league tables (education, growth, health etc). We need leaders who will take risks, and may annoy and upset some along the way. It may be the butt of some humour, but the politically correct and woke is stifling progress.
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