Labour's Education Hypocrisy: Privilege in New Uniforms

0:00On April 23, Peter Hitchens is calling out what he sees as straight-up hypocrisy from labor politicians. They slam private schools at some kind of plague, but then drop millions on houses just to snack spots and elite state schools for their kids. He points to a high-profile labor duel who did exactly that years back in North London, landing their daughter at Oxford, and a top career without the private school, stigma. First 2024 Cabinet boasts 92% from comprehensive, the highest ever for state-educated leaders. In February, the government dropped a white paper to shake up admissions, aiming to stop families from getting priced out of local schools. Hitchens argues this fuels a backlash where private school grads get sidelined in jobs and civil service spots, all in the name of helping the... Underprivileged. But he says the real winners are middle-class parents gaming the state system dodging the private school hate. Now he's spotlighting super-selective comprehensive in London. Some religious, some not-packed, with left-wing elite kids heading straight to Oxbridge.

1:04Officials like Alan Milburn push anti-private bias, but Hitchens calls it a new hidden privilege that labor loves as long as it's theirs. It's like the Soviet days Hitchens saw firsthand in Moscow where party bosses hid their luxuries behind walls while preaching equality. This education hustle shows privilege never dies. It just switches uniforms.