Privilege today still exists and Eton College is such an example of what money can buy. In some ways it's just another school, albeit a school with a very unusual uniform, and with fees of over £25,000 a year, plus another few thousand for extras. It is thus generally only for the sons of the rich and the famous. For example did you know that nineteen British Prime Ministers have attended this school including today’s leader of the British Coalition government- David Cameron?
In the good old days, corporal punishment was rife and erring boys could be beaten at the stroke of a cane, first year boys called fags would be personal servants and slaves for older boys performing such duties as like stoking the fire in their rooms, running errands, warming up cold toilet seats. Entrance to Eton was achieved by your parents putting your name down the day you were born accompanied by a large donation to the school fund. These practices, although many people consider them to be illegal are long gone and their demise has probably been caused by the politically correct and namby- pamby parts of our society.
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