Had It in Holland Park

One of the main reasons for the death of truth is that the news media lie to their audiences. They present a view of the world where war, crime, disaster and terrorism are the most common events. Striving for the well-defined niche markets that advertisers crave, they present politics via let's-you-and-him-fight stories (cheaper and easier to write than covering the issues) they then spin in favor of the side their audience backs, conveying that fear and disrespect of anyone with a different political position is permissible, even desirable. Once the province of poisonous talk-radio, this now passes for mainstream journalism.
    Sensationalism sells and, in "a competitive marketplace, the economic basis of which is crumbling," it is understandable that "it pays to be outrageous" - both for the politician and the publisher.

We will fail as a nation if we only get the top 15-20% of our children achieving well." 
Far better to have only 10-12% achieving well, as at present.