Rejected petition Limit on MPs who have private school backgrounds

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To create an equal government, it should be considered that the percentage of MPs who attended private schools should reflect the percentage of the population of England who have attended private schools. This would create a population cap of only 10% of MPs who have attended private schools, while the other 90% will have attended state schools. This restriction will allow for people with real experience in English society to be in charge of our interests.

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Date submitted 6 August 2011
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