Scary thought

Oxbridge admissions processes are once again back on the front page

“As a meritocrat, I believe, not in positive discrimination but in a society where people are judged on their character and ability,” said last week’s skills minister Andrea Jenkyns in a parliamentary debate about white, state-educated children on Wednesday.

Jenkyns, whose brief also covered universities, went on to say that access to higher education should be “based on a student’s attainment and their ability to succeed, rather than their background”.  Whether Jenkyns remains in charge of the brief—also covers universities—is in doubt, as we reported on Friday.