Believe it or not, schooling used to be a conservative force in society. Previously, schools were places where authoritarian (mainly male) school ‘masters’ battered children into something resembling civilized adults.

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My debut novel is available at TrossPublishing.co.nz. I have had my work published in the Australian Spectator, the New Zealand Herald and several on-line publications. One of the only right-wing people...