Subject: Euan Anthony Blair
Profile: The son and heir of the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair
Future big shot
To quote Wikipedia:
“He is known principally for being found inebriated in Leicester Square as a teenager, having a flat purchased by his mother for use while a student at Bristol University and having his appendix removed.”
After graduating with an unspectacular 2:1 in Ancient History from Bristol in 2005, the typical graduate life of struggle and drudgery did not befall Euan. The money and connections kicked in.
In 2005, he spend two months interning at a French radio station owned by France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault – a sometime private guest of the Prime Minister at his country house, Chequers.
A year later he landed another internship working for Republican politicians in Washington DC.
“The former Prime Minister’s son spent his time making photocopies and helping to set up hearings for the committee – ‘just general intern-type duties’, according to a spokesman.”
I am sure having the surname ‘Blair’ was no help at all. After another few weeks interning for Democrats, Euan left to pursue an MA… but not just any MA, an MA at Yale with a scholarship of £50,000.
This came as some surprise to other Yale students, who had no recollection of such a grant being made to a postgraduate before, particularly one with an unspectacular 2: 1 in ancient history. Maybe it was the internships that swayed it?
And now what for our well connected friend? He is about to begin a 30grand graduate traineeship with Morgan Stanley, where his father’s former right-hand man, Jonathan Powell, is a top executive.
slimey knobhead
i think thats a little harsh james.
as sad as it is, getting ahead is all about who you know. its always been the case, and no-matter how many loans alan milburn gives out to poor graduates it wont stop people like euan blair getting ahead one bit.
Not that I don’t agree with the general point of this blogpost, but what’s with the unnecessary jabs at a 2.1 degree in Ancient History from Bristol? It’s not like he’s Prince Harry with an Eton education and two A-Levels.
And who cares if the poor bloke got drunk once ffs.
After getting an unspectacular 2:1 in history myself (from Manchester not Bristol), and trying twice to get funding for an MA, I can tell you how suprising it is to end up with 50grand from a top american uni.
I put hours and hours of research into my research proposals, tailored perfectly to the course – and were both times denied because of my grades.
The point stands that each year there will be hundreds of 2:1 graduates from good uni’s. Only Euan blair got given the cash. the dots are pretty simple to connect.