{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6824c00215d5c17e057690c7/6a4e2c602b60482dd2d6cb3b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The white working class ceiling, private schools & why Britain's failing – with Joanna Marchong","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6824c00215d5c17e057690c7/1783507948754-27e9f7fc-36fc-4cc8-b62f-1be8b7d751ad.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A report has suggested that white working class children are being failed by the education system that is 'not serving in [their] interests'. Burnham blames a lack of aspiration – but does this issue, like many others in Britain really stem from an overbearing state? Michael Simmons is joined by the Head of Communications and External Affairs at Onward, Joanna Marchong to discuss educational outcomes between ethnicities and the private school VAT charge.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is brought to you by Alliance Witan investment trust. To learn more about the trust and how we’re helping investors find their comfort zone, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.alliancewitan.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alliance Witan (ALW) | Investment Trust</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}