BY ALLISON LEE If ever there were a hamlet that might have come straight from a children’s fairy tale, it is Rievaulx in the Rye Valley, North Yorkshire. With its narrow, winding lanes, pretty houses—some with thatched roofs—and a quietness city dwellers can only dream of, it really is the quintessential English country village. What it lacks in amenities (you won’t find a corner shop … Continue reading Rievaulx
BY HARRIET WARD School league tables are often more reflective of tough entrance criteria than quality of teaching or school prestige. It may well be that many generations of a particular family have attended the same public school and that great-grandson Charlie was accepted into a particular public school because he’s one of a long line even though his IQ is not quite at the … Continue reading The Most Prestigious UK Public Schools
BY JAMIE FOSTER Dear James, Following the new fashion for writing letters to people unlikely to ever read, understand or be persuaded by them, I address this missive to you. For the benefit of those who may wish to read it and don’t know who you are, I will introduce you. You are the son of a hugely respected Telegraph journalist who made it to … Continue reading An Open Letter to LBC’s James O’Brien
