Andy, you've just shown that you didn't understand what I wrote. I was not saying anything about mixed ability classes. If the rich and the powerful had to send their children to the same schools as the rest of us, then they would ensure that state schools got better funding, more resources, better teaching standards, lower class sizes etc.
Furthermore, such a move would help to break down class barriers (though there are many other factors).
The very basis of the capitalism which the rich worship, is that, by working hard, and being lucky enough to have a good brain, one may achieve success. The whole idea of private schools which confer advantage to those whose parents can pay, runs counter, even to the ethos of capitalism. A brainy child from a poor family will more quickly become disillusioned if she realises that the system is designed to keep her in her place.
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