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The old grammar school system was destroyed in order to increase social mobility. But this had the opposite effect (or something did): fewer working-class students in university and the professions ...

Sir Michael says the grammar system was a great success for the small percentage who went to them, but terrible for everyone else. That could also hit upon another reason that grammar schools have ...