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What’s wrong with Eton? It doesn’t teach snobbery
On one hand, I hate the idea that I am part of a group of school alumni whom it is fair game to mock as posh, pampered and out of touch. On the other hand, I hate the idea of inequality of opportunity, of which Eton is her metaphor.
By Musa Okwonga | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 11:40 am
There is more to physical education than sport
Far too many children (and adults) do not get enough exercise to remain healthy. You can see the evidence in every high street and classroom. And the statistics for obesity related illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes are terrifying.
By Susan Elkin | Notebook, Opinion, Sport | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 10:56 am
Two hours of sport per day is unrealistic
Following the recent success at the Olympics, there has been a huge increase in the amount of rhetoric regarding the sporting future of the education system.
By Cameron Corbett | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 2:13 pm
#closingceremony, Boris Johnson, #nolympics, Paralympics
What’s trending and why?
By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 10:56 am
Extreme porn and state-enabled voyeurism
In a landmark case for the state versus privacy, Simon Walsh, former aide to Boris Johnson, was this week cleared of charges of having ‘extreme’ images and an indecent image of a child.
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 9 August 2012 at 12:57 pm
Boris Johnson, Rupert Murdoch and the arrogance in the mayor’s choice of guest
Amid the jubilant celebrations enjoyed this morning, as Great Britain’s Olympic rowing team continued to build on their legacy of success, equally poignant and breathtaking albeit for different reasons, was London mayor Boris Johnson’s choice of guest at last nights Olympic swimming finals.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook | Saturday, 4 August 2012 at 6:41 pm
Bullingdon Club: The politics of Posh
In the first of a series of blogs this week looking at the politics of class, Alastair Campbell discusses Laura Wade’s Posh. The play, which, if any comparisons with the notoriously elite Bullingdon Club are drawn (of which Conservative trio David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson were all members) opens a more disturbing concern than our political leaders not knowing the price of milk. Last year the Prime Minister denied that there were similarities between the club he was famously a member of, and the destructive behaviour witnessed in the summer riots.
By Alastair Campbell | Eagle Eye, Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 25 June 2012 at 12:40 am
Boris Johnson and the euro brick wall
I don’t mind Boris Johnson. In fact, I voted for him as mayor of London, twice. But it has come to something when I agree with him about the euro.
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Monday, 21 May 2012 at 4:54 pm
Female Genital Mutilation might be illegal, but it still takes place in the UK
Last week, two men were arrested after undercover investigators from the Sunday Times filmed medical professionals in the UK offering to perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls as young as ten. They have denied any wrongdoing, but it is estimated that 100,000 women living in the UK have survived FGM, with a further 22,000 girls under 16 at risk. I spoke to Nimco Ali from the Bristol-based organisation Daughters of Eve about her work to eradicate this harmful practice and support survivors of FGM.
By Natalie Dzerins | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 14 May 2012 at 4:00 am
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By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 11 May 2012 at 5:14 pm
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