Heads they win
From Mitchell Symons
Sir: Further to Rachel Johnson’s claim that there is a paucity of ex-head boys and girls in public life (‘To be expelled is the mark of genius’, 28 October), please consider the following names: Sir Nicholas Serota (Haberdasher’s Aske’s), Steven Norris (Liverpool Institute), Sir Ian McKellen (Bolton [Boys]), Omar Sharif (Victoria College), Edward Stourton (Ampleforth) Jonah Lomu (Wesley College), Frank Bruno (Oak Hall), John Fowles (Bedford), Lord Rees-Mogg (Charterhouse), Lord Hurd (Eton), Sarah, Duchess of York (Hurst Lodge), Dame Norma Major (Peckham Comprehensive), Baroness Margaret Thatcher (Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School), Mo Mowlam (Coundon Court Comprehensive), Dame Thora Hird (Morecambe Preparatory School), Joan Bakewell (Stockport High School for Girls), Gillian Shephard MP (North Walsham High School for Girls), Kate Winslet (Redroofs), Kate Hoey (Belfast Royal Academy). And that is not to forget Paul Johnson’s charming wife Marigold, who was head girl at Benenden.
Mitchell Symons
East Preston, West Sussex
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