[Albion Wilde]

The only thing is, Farage did not obtain higher education. Although he went to an independent school as a boy, he elected not to go to university. Thatcher was educated as a chemist.

Then again, Churchill was a "poor student", and went no further after Harrow.

For no particular reason except to recall when adults were in charge, here is a nostalgic picture:

Thatcher's cabinet meets with Reagan's cabinet, 1981.

Wonder what those little pewter plates were for? Wonder whose portrait Obama has replace Lincoln with?

[LRoggy]

Looks like Reagan had his jelly bean jar next to his pewter plate . . . probably to use as coasters.

[Seattle Conservative]

The plates were probably coasters for glasses. Interesting that they are there and there are pitchers (presumably with water) but no glasses. Perhaps whomever took the picture thought the glasses might be a distraction or maybe they hadn’t finished setting the table (so to speak), but one would think that the table would have been set before everyone came in.

Thanks for the picture!

[the scotsman]

Churchill’s supposed dunce-ery and poor education is a myth.