Prodicus: Random musings, #753

07 June 2010

Random musings, #753

Did the upper middle class soi disant bien pensant elite abolish grammar schools because they were too successful in equipping the lower classes with an education which rivalled their own, thus enabling mere oiks to examine, besiege and disrupt the gentle lives of their betters?

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SniperMonday, 7 June 2010 12:23:00 BST
Yes
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Mrs RigbySaturday, 12 June 2010 16:35:00 BST
Cutting the rungs of a ladder has always been popular with some who have reached the top.
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