Weekly News 28

I'm not a hypocrite, claims Corbyn ally Shami Chakrabarti who opposes grammar schools despite paying for her son to attend a selective school

 

Shami Chakrabarti, Corbyn's new shadow attorney general, is against the proposal for more grammar schools claiming they cause 'segregation'  and that she has met many people who 'carry the scar' of failing the 11 plus. This standpoint of Chakrabarti has come into such conflict as her own son attends the £18,000-a-year Dulwich college in South London, and claims she does so because she is 'trying to do what's best for her child'.

Charabarti goes on to say how she lived a 'nice and privileged life' and seems to believe that her acceptance of this fact makes it more okay to exploit the benefits of it whilst simultaneously trying to prevent the same benefits for others. 
However what also makes this story interesting is that these 'Katie Hopkins' style comments are coming from a member of the Labour Party, who's campaign often champions the working and middle classes, but in this instance seems to infer that only the wealthy should have the wide amount of choice for their children's educations.

Despite not attending a grammar or private school, I am for the proposition for new grammar school's in London, as again I think it broadens the choice for parents, I also think if a child is gifted in certain areas, such as academically, then they should be given the best enrichment possible to help them to succeed.