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It's not what you know, but who – the return of an unfortunate reality | Ian Jack

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 29 June 2012 (on June 29, 2012)
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The better people are connected, says London City University's Julia Hobsbawm, the more they flourish. Sorry, but it still sounds like elitism

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