1. I think that's true. One of the big issues that has dogged this country for probably 40 years or so is the lack of a training culture within British industry. I would also suggest a large market of unskilled migrant labour is important for companies seeking to drive wages down.

2. Either way a two-tier education system reinforces class structures. It's certainly true the children who most benefited from the post-war boom in educational availability are now pulling the drawbridge up.

3. Indisputable...