Devastated to hear about the death of Benjamin Zephaniah at the age of 65.
One of the greatest poets of our time, a pioneer, who unapologetically fought racism, the legacy of Empire, the Establishment, and the class system.
Rest In Power.
The whole private school debate shows how much individualism has rotted our brains.
Everyone assumes that if private school is good for one person, it must be a good thing.
No one considers how private schools systematically entrench the privilege of one class over another.
Hunt claims that 90,000 students would drop out of private school system if tax relief was ended.
I've found the source of the stat – the Independent Schools Council, the lobby group that represents private schools.
Just 7% of Brits are privately educated yet 43% of the 100 most influential news editors, 44% of newspaper columnists, 74% of senior judges, 59% of permanent secretaries in the civil service are privately educated. A two-tier education system creates a two-tier society.