[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, Jack I sort of guessed that......but originally education was done by religious bodies.
The Governments only got involved quite late in the historical day( I did a teaching qualification and this history of education was my 'long study')

And yes you are right about the fact that no-one in government listens to the little man...which is why I trail along to the polling station and write'none of the above' on my ballot paper.
If more people did this, then perhaps they would get the message that it isn't apathy that has caused a drop in voting numbers, but the fact that the population feel that they cannot influence events by their vote......making democracy non existent.