{"product_id":"posh-boys-how-english-public-schools-ruin-britain-hardcover","title":"Posh Boys: How English Public Schools Ruin Britain - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Verkaik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's \u003ci\u003eWhy I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race \u003c\/i\u003eand Owen Jones's \u003ci\u003eChavs\u003c\/i\u003e.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Andrew Marr, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In his fascinating, enraging polemic, Verkaik touches on one of the strangest aspects of the elite schools and their product's domination of public life for two and a half centuries: the acquiescence of everyone else.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Britain today, the government, judiciary and military are all led by an elite who attended private school. Under their watch, our society has become increasingly divided and the gap between rich and poor is now greater than ever before. Is this the country we want to live in? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf we care about inequality, we have to talk about public schools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Verkaik issues a searing indictment of the system originally intended to educate the most underprivileged Britons, and outlines how, through meaningful reform, we can finally make society fairer for all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Verkaik\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and journalist specialising in extremism and education. He writes for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His reporting was longlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2010 and he was a runner-up in the specialist journalist category at the 2013 National Press Awards. He lives in Surrey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770131218720,"sku":"9781786073839","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7a1e1cc7d2739ed067b4102d5c9d2686.webp?v=1780365195","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/posh-boys-how-english-public-schools-ruin-britain-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}