David Cameron考虑送儿子上18k一年的Colet Court (Pre Prep和Prep ,7岁到13岁)引来报纸批他说一套做一套。Colet Court 是St Paul school的feed school,大部分学生从Colet Court 直升St Paul,有一些去Eton,Westminster等等,St Paul毕业生有30%多上牛桥财相George Osborne的母校,David Cameron和Boris Johnson上的是Eton。
David Cameron complains to press regulator over reports he’s sending son to private school
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-complaint-press-regulator-ipso-private-school-eton-a6846201.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3424549/Camerons-enter-son-London-private-school-Eton-educated-PM-considers-prestigious-18-000-year-prep-10-year-old-Elwen-despite-sending-daughter-state-school-calling-fees-crazy.html
http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/31/cameron-plans-on-sending-son-to-18000-a-year-school-5654275/
David Cameron在考虑还没有决定,但报纸抓住就大做文章,批他一方面说要提高公校标准另外一方面又对公校无信心送自己孩子上私校。两年前他们送女儿上牛x的公立中学Grey Coat Hospital school的时候也是被批,说他为了在政治上争取分数不管自己女儿的教育,也有人说他送女儿上好中学是和普通老百姓争学位,http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2796964/cameron-set-tory-pm-send-children-state-secondary-viewing-three-four-schools-wife-samantha.html。不知道Dave这回为什么考虑儿子上私校了?很多人当然批他是传统的重男轻女(男孩私校女孩公校),我觉得他是女儿上了非常好的公校以后对公校彻底失望了。
嘴上批私校的等级特权,但私下悄悄送孩子上私校的工党政客也不少,比如极左的工党婆娘Diane Abbott送儿子上私校 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3388679/Diane-Abbott-branded-total-sell-sending-son-private-school-dismissed-Labour-shadow-cabinet-quitters-bunch-career-politicians.html,中左的前工党付领袖Harriet Harman送孩子上公立grammar http://www.independent.co.uk/news/why-my-son-will-go-to-grammar-school-by-harriet-harman-1324835.html。立场最坚定的当然是Jeremy Corbyn,当年他的美女老婆要送孩子上公立grammar school,他不同意就和老婆离婚了 Jeremy Corbyn http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3127962/Labour-leadership-hopeful-Jeremy-Corbyn-left-wing-divorced-wife-refused-send-son-failing-comprehensive.html。