Ignorance Reigns in Blair's Britain - and That's Bad News for Asia

But if Durham encapsulates so much that is enduringly attractive about England, it also tells one a lot about what is wrong with its educational system.

Durham would appear to have so much going for it. Bryson the globe-trotting travel writer and witty pedagogue - "A Short History of Nearly Everything" - seems evidence of the internationalist view of its…