Don ’t let don’t-knows triumph at the polls | Brief letters

Boarding schools | Wellington college fees | Steve McQueen ’s Year 3 project | Spike Milligan’s election advice | Shared ancestry | Parliamentary disillusionGeorge Monbiot ’s article on boarding schools (Journal, 7 November) will have been a painful read for many, and may well have been painful for him to write. As a director forBoarding School Survivors Support (BSSS), I read of experience after experience of suffering. I applaud Mr Monbiot for having the courage to bring his story into the public eye. For those who suffer, there is help: visit theBSSS website as a first step.Margaret LaughtonLondon• Mike Hoskin (Letters, 11 November) says the current fees for Wellington college (my alma mater) are about £30,000. In fact it charges about £42,000 a year for boarders. His point nonetheless remains entirely valid.Chris EntwistleTiptree, EssexContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 12, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Spike Milligan Private schools Steve McQueen Tate Britain Children General election 2019 Voter apathy Brexit Genetics Biology Politics Source Type: news