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There's no reason why you can't deliver a grammar-school curriculum to an all-ability intake.

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Teachers complain a lot about how tough their job is. But, you know, the day begins in most schools at nine o'clock, ends at 3.30 P.M. They have six weeks' holiday during the summer, two weeks' holiday at Easter and at Christmas. Yes, they don't just work when they're at school, but even so, compared to a lot of other jobs, it's not that tough.

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I really like the Observer. I think I'd love to have a column with a broad reach that would enable me to do some proper reporting, but keep it on sort of a humorous level. I've always had a very happy experience writing for them.

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People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan.

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I wouldn't describe myself as a master of anything.

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The moment I'm perceived to be even a tiny bit successful, my career will go down the pan.

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If anything bad happens, the media will leap on it. We're under a huge obligation to be successful.

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I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work.

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I've never been to a shrink. But my parents were very psychologically literate - my father had undergone Freudian analysis - and we often talked about other people in psychological terms, so I picked up a lot of that.

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Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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