Grammar schools will help a few people up the social ladder, increasing inequality Christopher Furlong/Getty
When a politician talks about “meritocracy”, they don’t really mean it.
UK prime minister Theresa May and her party have been doing a lot of this to bolster their call for a new generation of grammar schools. But a meritocracy is as impossible to create as ice cream that doesn’t melt.
By definition, it is a society where the most talented rise to the top and are allowed to enjoy the plentiful rewards once there. It would invariably be grossly unequal, which creates its own…
