Tim Hands, master of the private Magdalen College School in Oxford and chair elect of the Headmasters and Headmistresses's Conference, has accused Nick Clegg of adopting "old-style communist" tactics in his efforts to tackle social mobility. Responding to the deputy prime minister’s comments yesterday at the Royal Society in London suggesting universities should take students with lower A-levels from less privileged backgrounds, Dr Hands said ministers should concentrate on improving education in the state sector, "rather than capping the achievements" of pupils in private schools. Read More