This popular session filmed at the Battle of Ideas is a bit different as there is no panel, it's Peter Hitchens discussing his book on education with masterful questioning by Austin Williams and an enthusiastic audience.

In his latest book, A Revolution Betrayed: How egalitarians wrecked the British education system, Peter Hitchens describes the misjudgements made by politicians over the years that have led to the increase in class distinction and privilege in our education system, exploring the history of, and contemporary conditions at, independent, grammar and comprehensive schools. He argues that by trying to bring about an educational system which is egalitarian over the years, politicians have created a system which is the exact opposite.
The speaker is:
Peter Hitchens - columnist, The Mail on Sunday; author, A Revolution Betrayed: how egalitarians wrecked the British education system
The chair is: Austin Williams - director, Future Cities Project; honorary research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; author, China’s Urban Revolution; convenor, Critical Subjects Architecture School
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