What or who are the establishment?

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Are the Conservative Party not ''The establishment''?
Are bankers not ''The establishment''?
Is Andrea Leadsom not part of ''The establishment''.

[Hope]

Are the Conservative Party not ''The establishment''?
Are bankers not ''The establishment''?
Is Andrea Leadsom not part of ''The establishment''.

Vlad, 'the establishment' is the the Tory Party, the Trades Unions, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Church of England, Wimbledon, the Houses of Parliament, the police and other emergency services, the Bank of England, the SNP (at least in Scotland more recently) the BBC, ITV, ... . In other words, it is any organisation that 'exercises power and influence over matters of policy, opinion, or taste, and is seen as resisting change'. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/establishment?q=the+establishment#establishment__9

This applies as much to politics and society - as it does to sport and music or academia.

[Steve H]

"The Establishment" is whoever the speaker dislikes and thinks is plotting against them.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

"The Establishment" is whoever the speaker dislikes and thinks is plotting against them.

Voted top answer.
Now...............who are the "metropolitan elite?"

[Brownie]

Metropolitan elite:
Politcally left wing who are quite well educated with good interpersonal skills and work for blue chip companies or are professional.

[Aruntraveller]

Voted top answer.
Now...............who are the "metropolitan elite?"

Vanilla, chocolate & strawberry..........oh sorry not got me glasses on.

[Brownie]

Well at least you didn't confuse it with Cosmopolitan.