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In reply to the discussion: What if those making education decisions for public schools, had to be public school grads?? [View all]LeftishBrit
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especially with all the Old Etonians fucking things up here.
UNTIL one remembers Maggie Thatcher, her schools Minister Rhodes Boyson, and Chris Woodhead, first and worst Chair of Ofsted (the current schools Inspectorate). The original 'TEST THE KIDS MORE!' axe-wielding thugs and bullies toward state schools. And all were products of state schools, and the latter two also taught in them.
I do, however, think that all government ministers should be required, as a condition for office, to make use of public services rather than buy private services to avoid them (e.g. use the NHS and send their children to state schools). You wouldn't trust a car manufacturer who refused to drive one of their own cars.