Synopsis
Speakers:
In the red corner (inevitable)
Graham Brady MP
- Chairman of the 1922 Committee. Resigned as shadow minister for Europe in 2007 in protest to David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools
Lord Blackwell
- Former Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit under John Major. Author of Three cheers for selection: how grammar schools can help the poor.
In the blue corner (not inevitable)
Liz Truss MP
- Author of Academic Rigour and Social Mobility
Fiona Millar
- Columnist, Guardian Education
Referee - James Groves, Head of Education, Policy Exchange
James Groves
Policy Fight Club - It is right to cut Arts funding in times of austerity