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When it comes to selection, how Darwinian are you?
Can you support some forms of selection, but not others? David James argues that we need to work with market forces
23 July 2019
‘Are they in waistcoats and tails? Condemn them!’
Brexit? Racism? Eton has to go first. Why Labour’s desire to abolish public schools tells us a lot about its priorities
16 July 2019
‘At the centre of teaching should be love’
David James’s mother died recently. Her death reminded him of the selflessness and connectedness that infuses good teaching
8 July 2019
‘Abolishing private schools won’t create a meritocracy’
People have taken to blaming independent schools for everything that is terrible nowadays. This misses the point, says David James
1 July 2019
Private schools are a canary in the pensions mineshaft
Politicians will watch how the independent sector deals with increased contributions before turning to state schools
25 June 2019
‘Don’t blame Eton for Boris’
A Boris Johnson premiership will drag many into its sordid orbit. And into this posh pile-up will be pulled all fee-paying schools
17 June 2019
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