My secondary education was unusual. I attended a comprehensive school until I was sixteen, and then a grammar school for sixth form. The comprehensive was superior because, through the diversity of its pupils and the inventiveness and experience of its staff, it taught me to think critically. My grammar was just a crammer for exams.
Last night David Cameron became the first British Prime Minister to appear on the David Letterman chat show whilst in office. Unfortunately for the PM, the most noteworthy thing to come out of the interview was Cameron’s inability to answer two questions on basic British history. You can listen to the interview below: listen to
In the summer of 2011 I was fortunate enough to land a one-week work experience placement with a government minister. It was Andrew Mitchell. It is no surprise, then, that I have been keeping a keen eye on the newspapers this past week as ‘Gategate’ continues to make the headlines. It only took a few