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Oh dear oh dear! That hoary old cliché "politics of envy". The classic rejoinder from people who cannot articulate a proper argument. Do yourself a favour and never use it again

It seems to me there is a truly fundamental democratic issue here that goes way beyond relative educational standards of private vs public. It is I think undeniable that top jobs in politics, the media, law, the military etc are the province largely of a privately educated elite. The question...

Agreed . This chimes with the research that shows state educated children do better than their privately educated peers once they get to university.

Well said - I'm sure you are right

Many years ago I applied to Oxford. My school had one scholarship at Oxford that only someone from my school could get. There were a myriad of other such "closed " scholarships and awards not just to particular schools but to people with specific backgrounds - for example the third son of a...

It is inevitable that some kind of "elite" will exist. However if this is to be acceptable then the elite has to be equally accessible to everyone. That is not the case with Oxbridge where just about 50% of the places go to the 7% privately educated children. That is why Oxbridge and the...

I don't think they get a "better" education but it is different and it is aimed at getting into Oxbridge and other universities as well as the military. The really interesting thing you haven't commented on is the research finding that state educated children do worse at A level but better at...

Lower standards? Do you think public school kids are more intelligent than state school children? Do you not think it might be something to do with the training they get at these public schools? Did you know that state educated kids do better than public school kids once they get to university...

Public schools were established to help the poor. Then at some stage in the 19th century they were hijacked by the aristocracy. Since then they have been a vehicle for the rich and powerful to maintain their privileges and power. They are incredibly successful in doing that. And as a final irony...