Monday, December 04, 2017

Social Mobility? - The Left Don't Want It!

'Social mobility' is an expression constantly bandied about by the left.
The trouble is, however, that this is just a meaningless form of words.
When the left targeted grammar schools for extinction, the one real outlet for social mobility was closed off.

My personal experiences showed categorically that my grammar school friends, who almost all came from lower class homes, did phenomenally well in the world - and in a manner which could have been matched by very few comprehensive schools.

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...