Private schools should be banned - they're a monster destroying fairness in our education system

Jennifer Horgan: "Our education system divides us, and certain political parties further and deepen that divide." Pic: Larry Cummins
When I was nineteen, I got into a row with my English cousin.
My Leaving Cert history course had made me a nationalist – there was far too much bitterness on my side. His education had bestowed upon him a belief in the benefits of empire – there was far too much ignorance on his.