You must recall that "Tam O' the Binns" Dalyell (SP) is in fact an old Etonian.

Personally, and purely personally I would love to see a residential quallification for MP's. However if this had been in effect since 1945 the following Prime Ministers, or Party Leaders might have had some difficulty getting elected in thier parlimentary seats. (Tho establishing a legal residence is not difficult - I've done it myself for various reasons.)

Churchill - Seat Woodford in North East London. Residences Eaton Sq SW1 and Chartwell in Kent.

Gateskill - Seat in Leeds, residence in Marylebone - London NW1

Douglas-Home _ Seat in North of Scotland - Main residence London Tho to be fair I believe he may have had estates in the far north

Callaghan - Seat Cardiff South East - Residence London.

Foot - Seat Ebbw Vale South Wales. Residence Hanpstead London NW3

Heath - Seat Bexley Kent. Residence At time of Election Ramsgate, Kent

Thatcher - Seat Finchley North West London, residence Westminster.

And so on.

Actually the only Party Leader that I can think of that actually lived in and represented his own home town was Kinnock.

Still no doubt some pompus and inaccurate "constitutional expert" will deny this.

Gareth