As bags said earlier, elitism is probably inevitable. Harold Wilson, Edward Heath , Maggie T , whatever your opinion of her, and Harold Wilson became part of the political elite because they put themselves out there. If anyone from an originally non elite background can come up,with the goods, ie the ability and the motivation to govern the country, and put themselves forward, we would probably vote for them. Do we want people in power just because they didn't go to Eton? Possibly this is not what the op I about, but elitism often crops up when discussing the government.