School Wars: The Battle for Britain's Education
“Melissa Benn deserves—demands—to be read. This is a passionate but well made argument for universal public education to promote every child’s chances—not just for them, but for us.”—Will Hutton,  author ofThem and Us: Changing Britain – Why We Need a Fair Society“A tremendous book. It is a passionate polemic about the most important policy divide of the day, schooling, the area changing more at the hands of the coalition government than any other.”—Anthony Seldon,Observer“[A] partisan but surprisingly fair book ... is refreshing, in a debate usually full of denunciations.”—Andy Beckett,Guardian“A poetically eloquent ... [and] important watershed. It is a clear-sighted re-statement of why universal, comprehensive education is—obviously—the best option. It should, and hopefully will, be taken as a rallying call to the left.”—Phil Beadle,Independent“A passionate defence of comprehensive schools.”—Peter Wilby,Guardian“Superb, evidence-based history of the educational battleground during the second half of the last century.”—Camden New Journal“Short, well written and passionate.”—Francis Beckett,New Statesman