... then any support it has in areas with grammar schools will collapse"

Remind me, how many seats does Labour have in Buckinghamshire...?

Seriously, how many Labour seats would this effect? And are the Labour voters in those areas equally enthusiastic about Secondary Moderns?

BTW, having worked in both the public and private sectors, I would warn folk against the myth that private schools invariably provide "the best possible education." What they do provide is small classes.

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