17 FEBRUARY 2001, page 13

What Do They Know Of English. . .

A class war is being waged against our children, says Philip Hensher, as the government presides over a system of education that bans Shakespeare and neglects foreign languages......

. . Who Only . English Know?

The French and German Ambassadors — Daniel Bernard and Hans - Friedrich Von Ploetz — on the roots of British illiteracy BRITONS don't speak foreign languages. This isn't new,......