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We cannot let PM Johnson continue to erode accountability for those who rule us so badly — the exam scandal should mean the end for the Secretary of State for Education, argues HANK ROBERTS
A student protests against the exam results debacle outside Gavin Williamson’s constituency office

FIRST the head of Ofqual Sally Collier went. Now the education permanent secretary Jonathan Slater has gone. Two down — any others to go?

The magnificent victory that we have achieved in preventing the outrageous and pernicious attack on working-class children’s education warrants further reflection and analysis.

Was it incompetence? Certainly. Was it deliberate? Well it certainly wasn’t accidental was it?

The class nature of education policy in Britain, particularly but not exclusively of Conservative governments, is well illustrated by the fact that out of 55 prime ministers, 46 (including Tony Blair) have come from a very small number of elite “public schools.” Boris Johnson is the 20th Old Etonian to be PM.

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