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The Truth About The Jam Generation (80s remix)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

Since David Cameron claimed class war anthem “Eton Rifles” as one his Desert Island Discs, many political journalists seem to have bought the argument that they are “The Jam Generation”; the subject of a recent Radio 4 series. It seemed … Continue reading →

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Michael Gove on educational elitism — a flashback to Oxford 1988

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

  Hearing the attacks for alleged “elitism” made on Education Secretary Michael Gove’s  plans to make the National Curriculum of English state schools more academically rigorous, I remembered something he wrote about that very subject 23 years ago, in January … Continue reading →

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