Michael Gove: Privately educated people have too much power in Britain More than half of the Cabinet, including David Cameron, the Prime Minister, George Osborne, the Chancellor, and Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, are thought to have gone to private school and are independently wealthy. Speaking to BBC Radio 4"s World at One programme, Mr Gove was asked to respond to Sir John's warning that "too much power" in British public life is given to those who are privately educated and members of the well-heeled middle class. Mr Gove, who attended Oxford University, said: "He's right. It is an inescapable fact. That's one of the reasons why I was speaking today about social work and the vital need to make sure that vulnerable children don't suffer from neglect and don't have their futures blighted. It's also why reforming the school system so that the opportunities that wealthy children have are more equally spread as the Prime Minister said. He's in politics to spread great education, to make opportunity more equal and that's what is happening. Separately Mr Cameron has said the background of people in public life is irrelevant, all that matters is "where you are going."