Now the fact of the matter is that the literacy rate in the UK is not 80% but to all intents and purposes 100%, or at the very least 99.9%. It is incredibly rare to come across anybody who has been to school in this country who is unable to read a popular newspaper like the Daily Mirror or write a shopping list. Perhaps readers would like to ask themselves the last time they met anybody who could only sign his name with a thumbprint, or by making a cross. Teaching reading at school is generally effective and almost every child acquires some degree of proficiency in reading and writing by the age of eleven.
Should unlawful incidents of school CP be taken to the Courts37
