chapel of the Eton College, 2004-02-14. Copyright Kaihsu Tai (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent MUST READ article in the Guardian/Observer. Check it out!

via Education: bring down the barriers to our best universities | Observer editorial | Comment is free | The Observer.

It seems that class, privilege and wealth are key to getting an education at one of the UK’s top universities these days. Under David Cameron‘s austerity ravaged society, meritocracy has been subordinated, promoting the divide between the top 1% and the great unwashed.

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