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'How the system became rigged so that even the fortunate lose out: a masterpiece.' * Danny Dorling, author of <i>Inequality and the 1%</i> * 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' * Andrew Marr, <i>Sunday Times</i> on <i>Posh Boys</i> * '[A] hard-hitting, forensic takedown.' -- Herald (Glasgow)

'How the system became rigged so that even the fortunate lose out: a masterpiece.' * Danny Dorling, author of <i>Inequality and the 1%</i> * 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' * Andrew Marr, <i>Sunday Times</i> on <i>Posh Boys</i> *

'How the system became rigged so that even the fortunate lose out: a masterpiece.' * Danny Dorling, author of <i>Inequality and the 1%</i> * 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' * Andrew Marr, <i>Sunday Times</i> on <i>Posh Boys</i> * '[Verkaik's] hard-hitting, forensic takedown does propose measures that could lead to a more equitable system.' -- Herald (Glasgow)

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Robert Verkaik is the author of Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain and Jihadi John: the Making of a Terrorist. He writes for the Guardian, Independent, the i, Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Tortoise and Sunday Times. His reporting was longlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2010 and he was a runner-up in the specialist journalist category at the 2013 National Press Awards. Robert is also a volunteer adviser with Citizens Advice.

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