A Revolution Betrayed

How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System Peter Hitchens

Peter Hitchens describes the political misjudgements that led to the increase of class distinction and privilege in our education system.

Peter Hitchens looks carefully at the involvement of politics and politicians in contemporary British education and points out the fundamental errors which have resulted in anxiety for parents all over the country.

The cost of private secondary education is around £50,000 a year and the best comprehensive schools are oversubscribed, leading to parents spending thousands on private tutoring and fee-paying prep schools to get their children into academically excellent schools. Peter Hitchens argues that in trying to bring about an egalitarian educational system, politicians have created a system that is the exact opposite. An in­depth look at the British education system and what will happen if things don’t change radically.

Peter Hitchens is a columnist for the Mail on Sunday and a contributor to many other publications. He has published several books, including The Abolition of Britain and The Rage Against God, also published by Bloomsbury Continuum. He has been a journalist for nearly 50 years, has reported from 57 countries and was a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington.