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Leslie Jones

Top of the class divide

By Leslie Jones | Tue 15th October 2024 - 11:00 am

Private education is the very antithesis of the moral arguments that can be traced back through time. The US Declaration of Independence, based largely on the writings of  John Locke, states that we  may treat basic moral and political equality as a fundamental moral truth that is self-evident. Kant argues that it is the human being’s rational nature unconditionally that leads to his famous dictum that human beings, all human beings, are ends in themselves.

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Paul Walter

Horrific Labour conference motion on private schools proposes nothing less than theft

By Paul Walter | Tue 24th September 2019 - 9:42 am

Christ's Hospital Dining Hall
Christ’s Hospital school, Sussex, which has been admitting mainly pupils from less privileged backgrounds since 1552

There has been much debate following the Labour conference’s motion to “abolish private schools”.

When explaining the rules of cricket to the average American, one sees their eyes glazing over even before one reaches mention of “deep square leg”.

It’s the same when you try to explain to them that, in the UK, public schools are private schools. You may reach the point when you feel further explanation is pointless. Why not, instead, try explaining to them that Scotch whisky has no “e”, but Irish whiskey does. It may be easier.

Anyway, I went to a public school. Or, if you prefer, I went to a private school.

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