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Burning down Eton won't end the miseries of an unfair society - The Guardian

24 November 2012

The old school tie of black and turquoise lives. The Sutton Trust released its 15th anniversary report this week, and it conjured a nightmare of silk hats and cloth caps – Britain's dark image of itself, still true. After a trawl of 7,367 birthday entries in British newspapers last year, the Trust said that of the elite, almost 12% went to 10 famous public schools. And, in the bloodiest and most photogenic headline, 4% came from just one school – Eton.

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