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Christopher Beckett

All schools should be as good as Eton UK

All schools should be as good as Eton

26th July 2019
Market forces shouldn’t shape education Politics

Market forces shouldn’t shape education

15th February 2019
How kids’ lit became misery lit Culture

How kids’ lit became misery lit

28th May 2018
The answer to cyberbullying? Fresh air Politics

The answer to cyberbullying? Fresh air

28th November 2017
How ‘bigotry’ became an excuse for violence Politics

How ‘bigotry’ became an excuse for violence

3rd August 2017
Young people, stop sobbing and seize the day Politics

Young people, stop sobbing and seize the day

10th January 2017
Don’t STEM the development of the humanities Politics

Don’t STEM the development of the humanities

5th February 2016
Don’t blame Oxbridge for state schools’ failings Politics

Don’t blame Oxbridge for state schools’ failings

17th December 2015
Who would be a teacher today? Politics

Who would be a teacher today?

9th December 2015
Let’s take entitlement out of education Free Speech

Let’s take entitlement out of education

28th October 2015
Gay priests: the legacy of the right-on pope Politics

Gay priests: the legacy of the right-on pope

9th October 2015
Knowledge – it builds character Politics

Knowledge –
it builds character

8th June 2015

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Tristram Hunt: playing games with parental authority UK

Tristram Hunt: playing games with parental authority

6th May 2015
The loneliness of the long-terrified youngsters Politics

The loneliness of the long-terrified youngsters

21st April 2015
Free Schools: why shouldn’t we experiment with education? UK

Free Schools: why shouldn’t we experiment with education?

16th March 2015
We need to talk about extremism Free Speech

We need to talk about extremism

24th September 2014
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