Private schools
How many countries have conscription?
Halfway points Rishi Sunak told us we would have an election in the second half of the year, and we…
Private schools can’t complain about Labour’s VAT raid
Of course Labour’s policy of charging VAT on private school fees is all about throwing a bit of red meat…
Age of the Econian
The public school elite who rule the wokerati
Abolish private schools? Bring it on!
I cannot recall a week in which Britain’s private schools have received better PR. The Labour party has pledged to…
Genetics and the truth about private schools
A paper published last week in an academic journal called npj Science of Learning attracted an unusual amount of press…
Big heads
Private-school ‘superheads’ are wonderful for publicity.They may not be so good for teaching
Why I now believe in positive discrimination
The Prime Minister no doubt knew he would be fanning the flames when he waded into the argument about the…
Drinking at school with Plato
Rugby and Ampleforth schools have decided to give their charges experience of sensible drinking by introducing a little alcohol, under…
A lesson in bias
What aid experts and academics don’t want to hear about private schools in developing countries
Barometer
Female bishops The Reverend Libby Lane was ordained as Bishop of Stockport, the Church of England’s first female bishop. —…
Let posh people run the arts – if it means they stop running the country
What should we do with James Blunt? This is what I have been asking myself. And I am not looking…
