I see that Catriona Ruane, from the Mannistrie o Lear, now stands alone in her desire to get rid of grammar schools - well if you don't count the secondary school teachers who want to be grammar school teachers. The Catholic bishops appear to have bowed in the face of reality and
agreed to some joint form of academic selection, at least until 2012. The minister, a straw clutched tightly,
welcomed the news that they are still opposed to academic selection. Clearly they've learned a thing or...
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