Editor’s Note: The kingdom is untied, Oxbridge and the public schools – and the horrors of roadkill
Boris Johnson’s insouciant style of debate was honed at Eton, and Keir Starmer must learn how to return fire.
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Jason Cowley is editor-in-chief of the New Statesman.
Boris Johnson’s insouciant style of debate was honed at Eton, and Keir Starmer must learn how to return fire.
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By Jason Cowley