Tuesday, July 12, 2005
"Oh, we don't believe in private education. We just sent Tarquin to the local state school."..
Lesley Thomas writes:
"I live in Brixton, a world-famous drugs 'n' deprivation hotspot. ... But as so often with such areas in London, there exists a microclimate of middle-class liberalism.
You'll find similar enclaves in Hackney and Shepherd's Bush - a product of spiralling property prices and a sense of adventure from the youngish and upwardly mobile who want to live somewhere ''vibrant''. It's jolly cutting-edge to live cheek by jowl with crack whores...
...The strategies used to get a place at this school could put any office Machiavelli to shame. Renting or buying a second home close to the school entrance is fairly standard practice... more
"I live in Brixton, a world-famous drugs 'n' deprivation hotspot. ... But as so often with such areas in London, there exists a microclimate of middle-class liberalism.
You'll find similar enclaves in Hackney and Shepherd's Bush - a product of spiralling property prices and a sense of adventure from the youngish and upwardly mobile who want to live somewhere ''vibrant''. It's jolly cutting-edge to live cheek by jowl with crack whores...
...The strategies used to get a place at this school could put any office Machiavelli to shame. Renting or buying a second home close to the school entrance is fairly standard practice... more
