Lordy, lordy

A fresh triumph for John Major's classless society can be seen in the prominent role planned for alumnus to be proud of No 92 in the Conservative election campaign. Lord Cranborne, leader of the House of Lords and scion of the Cecil clan, who have been helping to rule us for about 400 years, acquired his knowledge of how the other half lives at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Who says this series never surprises you?