Life is so unfair
John Prescott and his 'private education is the root cause of all class injustice' argument
A debate is raging about the class system.
On one side is a working-class lad who escaped, via life on a ship, to the university education which set him on the path to great things and one of life's 'glittering prizes'.
His is a remarkable story of talent and hard graft, rising to the top; a fine example of a self-made man who, having made it, wants to put something back.
And on the other side is John Prescott... Read On