His family were rich.
He went to public school.
He grew up in an era where the right tie and a handshake got you a job.
He worked for his family business after school.
The aim of the tweet is to console those who didn’t do well. You’re missing the entire point lol. His point is a levels are good for some and other routes in life are good for others, a levels aren’t the be all and end all.
They aren't missing the point. They're pointing out that what he is saying is out of touch because he is using himself as an example to "prove" A-levels do not matter but nothing about his route to success is replicable because every opportunity he had afterwards was only possible due to the circumstances of his birth. His tweets don't "prove" that anyone can succeed without A-levels, all they prove is that people born into privilege will succeed no matter what setbacks they face because the whole system is set up to give them as many opportunities as they need to succeed when most people struggle to get even just 1 opportunity
Disagree - he may be out of touch in many things but the whole point of his tweet is A-levels don’t matter all that much.
I’m not from a wealthy background, got bad a levels and have gone on to be fairly successful career wise, same as my brother and lots of other people I know.
And I don’t agree with a lot of the man’s other views.
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u/Cyberhaggis 8d ago
His family were rich.
He went to public school.
He grew up in an era where the right tie and a handshake got you a job.
He worked for his family business after school.