Lee Elliot Major: A British Obama would need an elite education

Nov 27th, 2008

Could the United Kingdom produce its own Barack Obama as Prime Minister? The question nags away in our minds as we contemplate a new world graced by the first black president of the United States. Obama’s election was social mobility at its most dramatic and inspiring, a welcome ray of hope in these gloomy times of impending economic hardship. The president-elect has sought to play down the colour of his skin, using his meteoric rise to highlight the hope that anyone from any background can succeed in life through hard graft and determination. In short, the American dream is alive and well.