Boarding school boys rule Britain, at what cost?

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Boarding school boys rule Britain, at what cost?

In March, Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, published his memoir – A Very Private School. This recounted, in devastating detail, the abuse, both mental and physical, that he had been subjected to at his elite prep boarding school. The brutality is laid bare. For centuries in the UK, a private education has been the pathway to opportunity. Today those who attended private schools are five times more likely to hold top jobs in politics, the j…