Posh Boys - How English Public Schools Ruin Britain

Trade paperback. The taboo issue of the public school system's monopoly on British power and influence is explored in this call call for radical change, featuring interviews with David Baddiel, Anthony Seldon and Fiona Millar.

About the author

Robert Verkaik is the author of Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain and Jihadi John: the Making of a Terrorist. He writes for the Guardian, Independent, the i, Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Tortoise and Sunday Times. His reporting was longlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2010 and he was a runner-up in the specialist journalist category at the 2013 National Press Awards. Robert is also a volunteer adviser with Citizens Advice.

Summary

If we care about inequality, we have to talk about private schools

Product details

• Authors: Robert Verkaik, Verkaik Robert
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781786073839
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-383-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Education, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, EDUCATION / History, HISTORY / Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Knowledge Capital, Politics & government, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Corruption in society, Corruption in politics, government and society