Book interview: How the Sad Little Men of England keep on keeping on

Michael Duggan speaks with author Richard Beard about his analysis of private-school education and power in the UK

David Cameron and Boris Johnson: The former PM was saying ‘I’m an adult’, his successor saying ‘I’m just a child’, claims Beard. Picture: John Stillwell/PA

• Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England 
• Richard Beard 
• Vintage Publishing, hb €22.95