Never let it be said that the elite are going down without a fight. Two items in the Guardian describe efforts by a Cambridge college, Trinity Hall, to recruit privately educated students in order to stem 'reverse discrimination'. Lee Elliot Major, a professor from one of the lesser universities, commented, "At a time when the educational playing field is more unequal than ever, universities should be identifying academic potential wherever it exists, not mistaking polished performance, so often shaped by privilege, for greater raw talent." Alastair Campbell, some unimportant leftist politician, said "For the college to talk about pupils from the top private schools being 'ignored and marginalised' suggests a total departure from reality, which is not a great sign for an elite academic institution." Via Sophie Pender and Change.org.
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