Rather confusing report by Paul Mason on Newsnight just now.
He was boasting about the comprehensive education system achieving eight gold medals for Britain in the Olympics (I counted them as he listed the names).
As the United Kingdom has won a total of eighteen gold medals, how is eight a triumph for comprehensive education? (given that the overwhelming majority of British schools are comprehensives and that statistically the sector should have claimed sixteen or seventeen of the golds).
It's not a good sign when an economics editor cannot do simple calculations.
He was boasting about the comprehensive education system achieving eight gold medals for Britain in the Olympics (I counted them as he listed the names).
As the United Kingdom has won a total of eighteen gold medals, how is eight a triumph for comprehensive education? (given that the overwhelming majority of British schools are comprehensives and that statistically the sector should have claimed sixteen or seventeen of the golds).
It's not a good sign when an economics editor cannot do simple calculations.
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