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Survey: 50% of newspaper columnists, 38% of BBC executives, and 45% of leading podcasters in Britain are privately educated, vs. 7% of the general population (Carl Cullinane/The Guardian)

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Carl Cullinane / The Guardian:
Survey: 50% of newspaper columnists, 38% of BBC executives, and 45% of leading podcasters in Britain are privately educated, vs. 7% of the general population  —  Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds.  That’s too narrow a segment of society