I know a number of (former or current) Guardian journalists and none of them went to private schools.
Exactly. Double balls.
One year's school fees for ONE kid is the equivalent of a years salary for 'ard workin' families.
This is about wealth and privilege.
i know two, one of whom i went to uni with, both went to fee paying independent schools
It's the ones that do fluffy stuff about the past that you need to look out for.I would ban anyone who went to private school and then did PPE at Oxford from being in government or a company director. Strictly speaking I might be making a correlation is not equal to causation error here but I think it's worth a punt.
Not if you do your homework!The number of schools that go from superb to poor in successive OFSTED inspections make that a risky business.
You must know that this doesn’t disprove his point, unless you’re taking it very literally!My point was to disprove ET's point that Graun journalists all went to private schools. Also I know four so my point is twice as powerful as yours.
Exactly. Double balls.
One year's school fees for ONE kid is the equivalent of a years salary for 'ard workin' families.
This is about wealth and privilege.
My best school friend also used to write for the Observer...he went to Repton in the 6th form.
My best school friend also used to write for the Observer...he went to Repton in the 6th form.
Indeed. I went to Gordonstoun in the 6th form.with such friends you cannot call yourself a socialist, you ate betraying the LP and Corbyn.
Any evidence/facts for this?That does not address philiphifi's point that the majority of children attending private schools are from ordinary backgrounds.
Bob the taxi driver etc (unless they own the company) would probably not pay £18000 a year. Schools need the business and they work out what parents can afford to pay and apply a bursary discount. Additional siblings get a discount and actually the total may not be much different if one or more children attend the school.Quadruple balls.
The average termly independent boarding school fees are now over £11000 per TERM.
Day schools over £6000 per TERM.
So ordinary Joe taxi driver, fishmonger, shop keeper is putting £33000 aside per year to send 1 child to boarding school.
Ordinary backgrounds my arse.
You must know that this doesn’t disprove his point, unless you’re taking it very literally!
Bob the taxi driver etc (unless they own the company) would probably not pay £18000 a year. Schools need the business and they work out what parents can afford to pay and apply a bursary discount. Additional siblings get a discount and actually the total may not be much different if one or more children attend the school.
Not true in the 2 private schools my kids were at in UK. But it is true in their current school in Strasbourg....If you are earning under 100k you get it for half the amount.Bob the taxi driver etc (unless they own the company) would probably not pay £18000 a year. Schools need the business and they work out what parents can afford to pay and apply a bursary discount. Additional siblings get a discount and actually the total may not be much different if one or more children attend the school.