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The '''Bullingdon Club''' is a long-established club for students at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> | The '''Bullingdon Club''' is a long-established club for students at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> | ||
Originally founded as a club | Originally founded as a sports club in the 19th century, it became notorious for vandalism, sexism, drunken rowdiness, and elitism.<ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> By the 21st century the degenerate behaviour of club members — including future Tory ministers like Cameron, Osborne, Gove, and Johnson — had caused the club membership to dwindle.<ref name=BBCNews2010-05-11/> In 2018, the [[Oxford Conservative Party Association]] barred Club members from leadership positions within the Association.<ref name=theguardian2018-10-14/> | ||
When Johnson was Prime Minister he was criticized for appointing individuals, who had been his friends in the club, to posts for which they seem unqualified.<ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> | When Johnson was Prime Minister he was criticized for appointing individuals, who had been his friends in the club, to posts for which they seem unqualified.<ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> | ||
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Johnson was widely criticized for appointing former Bullingdon Club member [[Ewen Fergusson]] to the [[Committee on Standards in Public Life]] - a committee intended to rout out corrupt activities.<ref name=Mirror2021-08-02/> Ferguson was the 173 choice in a ranking of possible candidates for committee membership.<ref name=independent2021-08-02/> | Johnson was widely criticized for appointing former Bullingdon Club member [[Ewen Fergusson]] to the [[Committee on Standards in Public Life]] - a committee intended to rout out corrupt activities.<ref name=Mirror2021-08-02/> Ferguson was the 173 choice in a ranking of possible candidates for committee membership.<ref name=independent2021-08-02/> | ||
Even after the earlier criticism for appointing other friends of his, on September 2, 2022 - less than a week before his scheduled retirement as Prime Minister, Johnson appointed former club member [[Harry Mount]] to the [[House of Lords appointments commission]].<ref name=theguardian2022-09-02/> | Even after the earlier criticism for appointing other friends of his, on September 2, 2022 - less than a week before his scheduled retirement as Prime Minister, Johnson appointed former club member [[Harry Mount]] to the [[House of Lords appointments commission]].<ref name=theguardian2022-09-02/> Mount is the author of ''The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson'', which is not a [[satire]]. | ||
The club was mocked by [[Evelyn Waugh]] in ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'' and ''[[Decline and Fall]]'', and in the 2014 film ''[[The Riot Club]]''.<ref name=radiotimes2017-03-31/><ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> | The club was mocked by [[Evelyn Waugh]] in ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'' and ''[[Decline and Fall]]'', and in the 2014 film ''[[The Riot Club]]''.<ref name=radiotimes2017-03-31/><ref name=theguardian2022-06-16/> |
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The Bullingdon Club is a long-established club for students at the University of Oxford.[1] Originally founded as a sports club in the 19th century, it became notorious for vandalism, sexism, drunken rowdiness, and elitism.[1] By the 21st century the degenerate behaviour of club members — including future Tory ministers like Cameron, Osborne, Gove, and Johnson — had caused the club membership to dwindle.[2] In 2018, the Oxford Conservative Party Association barred Club members from leadership positions within the Association.[3] When Johnson was Prime Minister he was criticized for appointing individuals, who had been his friends in the club, to posts for which they seem unqualified.[1] Johnson was widely criticized for appointing former Bullingdon Club member Ewen Fergusson to the Committee on Standards in Public Life - a committee intended to rout out corrupt activities.[4] Ferguson was the 173 choice in a ranking of possible candidates for committee membership.[5] Even after the earlier criticism for appointing other friends of his, on September 2, 2022 - less than a week before his scheduled retirement as Prime Minister, Johnson appointed former club member Harry Mount to the House of Lords appointments commission.[6] Mount is the author of The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, which is not a satire. The club was mocked by Evelyn Waugh in Brideshead Revisited and Decline and Fall, and in the 2014 film The Riot Club.[7][1] Members include
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