The Guardian piece that you quote was written by one John Harris, a writer I am familiar with because he is a big Dylan fan, as am I.
He comes from a town called Wilmslow, with which I am also familiar! It is a posh place, teeming with millionaires. The shops sell Rolexes, Aston Martins and other such over-priced trinkets for rich folk. The restaurants and cafes are full on weekday lunchtimes. The place is dripping with money and privilege, the people far removed from ordinary life, and so I find it hard to believe that the schools he went to were as bad as he makes out. I might be wrong, but I am not going to belive him without reservations. The Daily Mail gets criticism for exaggerating stories for its right-wing readers, but the left-wing press does the same.
