In the UK conversely public means private, the alternative is government run institutions. In the UK if you are lucky enough to go to public school (private education) your life is usually one of success. You can easily become PM. Both Cameron, a recent Prime Minister, and Johnson, the present one, went to Eton. Doctors usually go to public schools or come from wealthy families. Elite dynasties run most modern societies whether democracy or tyranny. Nothing, absolutely nothing, changes.