{"product_id":"a-revolution-betrayed-9781399400077","title":"A Revolution Betrayed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are few subjects these days that cause parents more stress than their children''s education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his new book, Peter Hitchens describes the misjudgements made by politicians over the years that have led to the increase of class distinction and privilege in our education system. This is of course the opposite of what was intended, especially by former Minister of Education Shirley Williams and Margaret Thatcher, her successor in that role, who closed down many more Grammar Schools than Williams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Given that the cost of private secondary education is now in the region of 50,000 a year and the best comprehensive schools are now oversubscribed, parents are spending thousands on private tutoring and fee-paying prep schools in order to get their children into these academically excellent schools. Meanwhile hypocritical Labour politicians like Diane Abbott send their children to expensive private day schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hitchens argues that in trying to bring about \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating. * The New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e...Hitchens provides an accessible and helpful overview of educational history in the UK. * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart, though, \u003ci\u003eA Revolution Betrayed\u003c\/i\u003e is a history book with attitude… and has much to offer about an undeniably fascinating and significant episode. * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 The Nature and History of the Dispute 2 A Chronology of Grammar School Education 3 The Case against Grammar Schools 4 The Case for Grammar Schools 5 The Secondary Moderns 6 From O Level to No Level 7 The Left Dissents from Itself, But Only a Little 8 No Going Back  \u003ci\u003eAppendix I: A Grammar School ‘Who’s Who’ Appendix II: Schools Mentioned That Are Still Grammar Schools Appendix III: Former Grammar Schools and Their Later Fates Notes Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866648785239,"sku":"9781399400077","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399400077.jpg?v=1722279635","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-revolution-betrayed-9781399400077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}