working within the confines of democracy. George W Bush was elected President. Also working in the confines of democracy Tony Blair was elected PM ( in one of the worst turnouts for a general election in Britain ever. People seemed to think that by not bothering to vote they were making a statement. They got what they deserved).Hypocrisy is prevelant everywhere. I am quiet sure that Ms. Abbott went through a long period of anguish before deciding to put her son into a private school. I live in a part of Brazil where illiteracy is roughly 60%. State schools are not worth the material they´re built with and there doesn´t look as though there is going to be any improvement soon whilst the First World still insists on Brazil paying back the money it owes. Here in Brazil we have a saying " Chorando com a barriga cheia" ( crying with a full stomach). What´s the illiteracy rate in the UK and the USA?