A disproportionate number of people who occupy the top jobs across the UK – from the prime minister and leading politicians to judges and entertainers – were privately educated.
100%.
No private schools shouldn’t be abolished. The state system is already at breaking point with 30+ kids to a class. Private schools relieve the burden on the state system, while those parents taxes go towards supporting the state school system.
I don't know about he other private schools but Elton definitely should go ,
Not even worth discussing as it will never happen.
For starters.
no , but ban anyone going to them from holding public office as they don't speak or properly represent the majority of their constituents
If the two superstars in your photo montage are “typical” private school products, then for the safety and sanity of the rest of us, the answer is a resounding yes!
We could, but where would labour MP’s send their kids?
private school leavers are about to abolish the UK so its too late.
Yes.
Elite ones yes.THOSE ones.The left over Empire ones, bizarre warped historic ones.Paths to Oxbridge/ gifted political/City jobs.Not small new ones leading to progressive alternatives that might improve our ugly time wasting election driven humanity crushing state schools.
Yes
Why reduce options instead of promote more? Humans need different kinds of educational systems instead a unique public system who don't recognize personal differentiations
If the state properly funded private schools, far more people would have access to them. Sensibily done, it would lower the cost of education to the state while raising the amount spent on education. Getting rid of private schools would raise the state cost.
just remove their charitable status
So, you're thinking about closing institutions because of their virtues...
No. But allow for grammars to be built - the greatest vehicle of social mobility this country ever created and then stupidly destroyed.
Why? Its also a business. Typical left wing socialist approach. Bring everyone down to the lowest level so they are all equally disadvantaged. God bless private schools that educate our leaders and keep the skangers out of offices of importance.
Most Guardian writers went to private school, so perhaps show some of their mugshots too?
Yes. The only type of school that ought to exist are public boarding schools.
Only if you want to embed mediocrity and turn the U.K. into a despotic country that destroys free choice. Of course, it’s not going to happen.
The country would benefit significantly from the abolition of Eton College
abolish school why not, bunch of historians promoting religions of hate and histories of elitist rapes murders and mass criminality of wars ingested by yet another generation of wastrel children to inflict poverty on your Mom to create enmity with neighbours and ridiculous war
How the hell do they qualify for charity status as well?
Jesus, not this again!
Let's just abolish toffs and be done with it.
In the end Marx won
naw. after all even the rich should be able to not have to be the knob all the time.
No, I don´t think so. You should abolish inequality and the few velvety reptiles that promote it. I believe the real meaning of that word inequality worldwide, started in the UnitedKingdom and the british empire. What the fukushima is a royal family doing in the 21st century?
No but when they pump out anachronistic colonial stereotypes the media should call them out for it.
Oh absolutely. In the interests of radical equity let’s just meander ever further down the path to mediocrity. Heck in a couple decades we may even lose the ability to speak and can return to the glorious perfectly equitable days of Neanderthal grunting !!
'England Continues To Have Adorable Problems, Solutions.'
Should we abolish liberal thought?
Should we abolish the Guardian?
Of course not. Faith schools yes, certainly get rid of those but private schools definitely not. What we should be doing is bringing state schools UP to private standard, then there’d be no need for private schools.
bring back a grammar school in every town so that the state can compete against private schools. Raise up the standard of the state school, rather than bring down private education
Remove their charitable status and any other state funding.
Is a 'top job' really a result of a private school education? Are both a private school education and a top job not simply the result of belonging to (or being the children of) 'the happy few'
Abolish the Monarchy and the rest of society will fall in line.
Yes
No
As usual, this would be motivated by jealousy of the successful, not by any desire to improve ordinary peoples' lives
So interesting to watch, for me who is a child of the Scandinavian system & our children who are born in the British system. Hoping there is a happy medium.
Unfortunately I can’t afford private education for my children. But banning this option to parents is just bizarre. I do support different entrance criteria for Unis - which are obviously biased to private pupils.
Should we ban the Guardian? It's full of lies, race baiting bilge, and has little if anything positive to say about the UK or its people.
Are they not protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Aye
No, but the UK should stop the practice of fast tracking their output into government.
British Olympic teams wiped out
No
No. What a stupid headline.
It’s just not going to happen! Next ...
Yes :)
But where would you get your writers from?
Yes. It’s a nonsense that Universities have to make up convoluted widening participation schemes to correct for inequality of primary & secondary education. Barring that, one state run exam system, properly funded transparent marking system & one inspection system.
Is it only Tories or those on the right that attend these?
Private schools are the last stand of the normal education. Leftist had already destroyed public education 🤷🏻♂️
No
Where would Abbott and Corbyn send their kids?
No. Just don’t allow racist, sexist, creationist, dishonest, inept, socio/psychopaths into government. I forgot climate deniers.
No.
NO
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