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Sent to the gulags

OBVIOUSLY, THE FACT THAT half the parents at Lyra’s prep are Russian oligarchs has suddenly come into rather sharp relief.

My friend Jemima — she who randomly sends her kids to a state primary — was crowing about this at lunch the other day. Apparently loads of private schools are struggling to keep afloat because donations from oligarchs have been

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