Melanie Phillips

Archive for May 2012

  • 6 May, 2012

    Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove has received many plaudits – and not a few brickbats -- for the dogged and determined way in which he is pursuing his aim of rescuing Britain’s education system from the swamp of ideological insanity and professional demoralisation into which it has long fallen.

    Published in: Daily Mail

  • 4 May, 2012

    People seem surprised that the idea of elected mayors has received such a thumbs-down from yesterday’s local elections and referenda on the proposed post for individual cities. Personally, I’m not surprised at all.

    Published in: Daily Mail

  • 3 May, 2012

    The UK Jewish Film Festival is advertising a preview of its forthcoming season.

    Published in: Melanie's Blog

  • 2 May, 2012

    It’s no surprise at all to learn that A-level and GCSE grades have indeed got progressively easier over the past decade. The only surprise is that, after more than two decades of denials, the education establishment has finally admitted it.

    Published in: Daily Mail

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About Melanie

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist and author. She is best known for her controversial column about political and social issues which currently appears in the Daily Mail. Awarded the Orwell Prize for journalism in 1996, she is the author of All Must Have Prizes, an acclaimed study of Britain's educational and moral crisis, which provoked the fury of educationists and the delight and relief of parents.

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Books

  • The World Turned Upside Down
  • Londonistan
  • The Ascent of Woman
  • America's Social Revolution

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Melanie Phillips
Daily Mail
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London W8 5TT

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