Biting the Hand
Socialist Organiser1981 1981-10-01Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 2 →
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THE effects of Tory education cuts are now so savage that Margaret Thatcher is even getting a mauling from people who should be her saunchest supporters.
John Thorn, headmaster of Winchestet, one of the most exclutive "public" acbools had harsh words for vitat the Tories are doing to the state education system:
"The education of 94% the nation's children is • allowed to languish decay through an palling and criminal lack resources."
as if that weren't enough a kick in the teeth, the bits in the amount the University Grants Commision can dish out have not fallen on the Northern, dustry oriented Univernice Even the great seats of privilege are feeling the rich.
Stadents at St. John's Dollage, Cambridge will only die their beds made once a ock and their rooms laced every other day. ad, horror, they can no pet rely on university rants doing their washing up.
A similar fate befalls the students of Jesus College whose rooms will only be cleaned every two days. It's • 'harsh world, but this is What we call equality oi sacrifice"