Toby Young presents a reading list for his school that any pinko would love
Darren Atwater | Thursday 17 February, 2011 18:34
Professional grump Toby Young has released a suggested reading list for his proposed free school in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. And you know what? Young is a big ol’ softie after all.
Instead of the loopy individualism of Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead, the little dears will be reading about tolerance and understanding in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Emil and the Detectives.
Is the Bible on the list? Nope, but Catholic-bashing His Dark Materials sure is. Unless you count the homoerotic bible, Beau Geste.
All in all, it’s a pretty cool list for the 11-12 year-olds that will be attending the school. (It’s only Year 7s to begin, and even then, 445 have applied for its 120 places.)
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