Here is UK Education Secretary Michael Gove:
We want to ensure disadvantage is not destiny. We want liberate children from any accidents of birth or background to determine their own fate.
I agree with that.
I do not understand how it squares with his statement welcoming tougher controls on immigration. Â Perhaps some people are more deserving of being liberated from accidents of birth than others?
One response to “Accidents of birth”
A palpable hit. In all the current welter of mostly ill-informed and mean-spirited comments on immigration, the potential benefits for the migrants and their families are largely overlooked.