Casually surfing the web when I discovered that Adam Afriyie (unfortuantely, most famous for being the first ‘black’ Tory MP) is an alumnus of Imperial College. Actually he went to the former Wye College, but still. I was aware of Imperial alumni in the Lords and in foreign parliaments but I wasn’t previously aware of any in the House Commons.
It seems Adam is not alone. Tom Brake (Lib Dem) and Joan Ruddock (Labour) were also educated at Imperial. Although, that’s still not very many. It seems that there remains a shortage of scientists and engineers willing to engage in UK politics, and the nation’s governance is the poorer for it.
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