Cambridge Mafia

Cambridge Mafia

The Cambridge Mafia was a pejorative term which referred to the fact that many senior British Conservative Party politicians of the 1980s attended the University of Cambridge.

They included [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/gallery/gallery_cambridge_mafia.shtml BBC - Radio 4 - Today ] ] :

*Cabinet minister Sir Norman Fowler
*Conservative party leader Michael Howard
*Environment secretary John Gummer
*Chancellor Kenneth Clarke
*European Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan
*Chancellor Norman Lamont.

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/gallery/gallery_cambridge_mafia.shtml A BBC radio discussion]


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