The
new issue of The Spectator is out in the shops today – subscribers can read it online, or on Kindle/iPad – and here are a few pieces that I thought might interest CoffeeHousers.
1. The death of meritocracy. Social mobility – or the lack thereof – is a subject that no political party feels comfortable with. And why? For the very good reasons that Andrew
Neil outlines in the cover story of this week’s Spectator. One vignette is that when Cameron’s inner circle convened to discuss the recent school sports fiasco, the conversation turned to who
played which positions in the Eton Wall game. If you missed his documentary last
night, and even if you didn’t, it’s a must-read.
2. Why Cameron should adopt a King’s Speech strategy. In his Status Anxiety column, Toby Young says that the Oscar bound film is laden with lessons for Cameron.
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