What it's like being working class at Oxford University

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Gary goes of in search of his favourite pubs as a student and talks about being working class at the elite Oxford University when he gets there.
"I'm a nobody right, like I'm a short guy from a poor background in Ilford. I'm not handsome like a model, I don't have no connections you know,
I mean I'm not excellent at football; the only thing I've got is I can make good predictions and because I understand the economy better than anyone else that is enough to get to the top in the city, but it gets you nowhere in academia
I would have to spend years working the game and making connections and doing all of this stupid academic maths on whiteboards while at the same time the world's getting worse and worse & at the end of it there's no guarantee that I'm going to fix anything"
Economists Mentioned (Country Of Birth)
Gabriel Zucman (France)
Thomas Piketty (France)
Amir Sufi (USA)
Atif Mian (Pakistan)
Ludwig Straub (Germany)
Ha-Joon Chang (South Korea)
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@cleonawallace376 Рік тому

I went to Oxford age 18, from a comprehensive in 1994, and it was the biggest eye-opener of my life when it came to class, power and money. It's a great experience in terms of giving you confidence to stand by your opinions, and I made a few very good friends. But I honestly never realised before going there how the rich elite look down on the rest of us. People would introduce themselves by their schools and would immediately become friends, and do a kind of bemused sneer at the few of us not from that clique. For a couple of years I thought to myself that if I had kids I would definitely send them to public school, so they could be on the 'inside'... but then I realised how corrupt and poisonous the whole system is, and I evolved to thinking that we just need to ban all public/private schools in the UK. It's at the root of so many societal problems. I think Oxford gives you a great academic, critical thinking discipline. But they are in their own academic bubble... for postgrad I am doing my masters with the Center for Alternative Technology in Wales (I am more biology/food focused), which is both academic and politically radical, and a much more enjoyable experience!

@isaac10231 2 роки тому

It's amazing how once you understand inequality, almost everything else makes sense and falls into place.

@deputyvanhalen6386 2 роки тому

Cambridge and Oxford have got their history by sand banking the creation of other universities in UK. Other universities have made massive gains in educational development and are on par or greater than Oxbridge....globally.

@johnwright9372 Рік тому

Thanks Gary. It is harder than ever for working class kids to go to university, but the more that do the better the chance of changing things for the better. In my day we had grants for fees and Iiving expenses. No debt. 43 years of Thatcherism, New Labour and since 2010 Thatcherism on steroids had stuffed up the chances of so many with the resulting damage to society overall.

@RodZamora_is_the_best Рік тому

25 years ago I had a mate who was working class who attended St John's he pretended he wasn't from Liverpool and took up rowing. Faked it all the way through and finally when he did his finals was approached by an investment bank to go work in Sao Paolo. Whereas some of the other lads who were working class found it a little harder.

@kevingrant7098 Рік тому

I come from a working-class family lived in a council house blue-collar worker. My son was the first person in mine and my wife’s family to go to university. He did maths at Bath first job Morgan Stanley ,commerce bank now BMP he said he is always the only one that hasn’t got wealthy parents and a posh voice

@JonnyProsser Рік тому

Great video and great content in general. Well done Gary, this content is sorely needed!

@chrisyates2591 Рік тому

Great you mentioned Ha Joon-Chang and Tomas Piketty - these are people I read. I teach education and international development at UCL and I ask people I work with to engage with these authors - I will try to find the other economists you mention. Keep up the struggle G. As you know it really matters. I came from a working class background too

@seiwarriors Рік тому

Went to RG Group, a top 10 law school in the UK, the amount of privilege and the scarcity of working-class people is astonishing sometimes, especially when it comes to like having a single parent at home and going to a good uni on paper but when it comes to job searching everything that became a dream for me, just came down crushing to reality and now I am a teacher assistant. Though I only just graduated so I might understand that the time isn't right and later might get a better offer but come on. In addition, so many rich kids that I've met and this shows more when you join foreign languages societies like Russian, Chinese and other societies. You can meet so many international students who are just plain filthy rich and know that hanging with them will just make your money go woosh.

@nls8508 2 роки тому

Thanks for the insight once again, Gary.

@howareyou857 Рік тому

Gary I bet you were a breath of fresh air in that stuffy old institution.

@summerrain3713 Рік тому

Best flowers grow under the rain. Cheers Gary, your videos are great.

@shineyconker Рік тому

Those on the ground, with lived experiences, the intelligence and knowledge, need to stop seeking the approval from those who are ignorant and or entitled. People like you Gary have more leverage and power to make change.

@TheDreadfulCurtain Рік тому

I wish you had included more people students/ professors working class people and shown how huge the class divide is. One of The most expensive cities to live in. Those colleges are so rich they own the city, take a tour of some of their gold filled vaults and then see for yourself how many houseless people there are everywhere. Love to you Gary. I appreciate your voice so much. Solidarity with those who were not born rich, wealth inequality must be addressed ASAP.

@RenaissanceShe 2 роки тому

I really enjoy your videos. You are a gift to us all. As investors and startups clamour to create system change and new models for net zero living, can’t help but see how invaluable you would be in the middle of that endeavour.

@kanos6398 2 години тому

Thanks for the insight Gary!

@Heffsta02 Рік тому

would love to have a pint and a yarn with this bloke. 100% agree with all you said having come from similar backgrounds.

@alphahat1 2 роки тому

You touched on it a little in this video but would love to hear your recommendations for books / resources for further reading on the subjects you talk about.

@jamesbellcentraltv Рік тому

Late to this video, but Stand By Me man was back in his usual spot this week when I was in town. (I gave him a quid.) I used to work in admin at the Manor Road Building for nearly a decade (while you there) and would talk to the DPhil Economics students. I remember one telling me about his undergrad: first year was a good walkthrough of economics. The second year was the first year but with mathematical formulas, and he thought wtf? These theories don't have mathematical proofs. Third year was first year with

@darrenchristian4987 2 роки тому

What do you think of Mark Blyth? Like you he had humble beginnings. I like his book Angrynomics which is easy to read and aimed at those who don't have a background in economics.