Some controversy attended the recent appointment of my friend David Goodhart to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, so I bring you his words, published today:
I don’t want to sound cynical about this; it is obviously a welcome development that young men and women, many of whom will graduate to important jobs in our society, have egalitarian instincts and are aware of their privileges. But what about the most important privilege of all: their parents’ wealth? It is rather morally convenient for them to believe passionately in every kind of equality except economic equality.
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