A devastating description of the damage done by boarding school

Alison Hackett, Colin Barr and Max Farrar respond to an article by George Monbiot. Incredibly moving to read George Monbiot’s words about boarding school ( Our politicians are formed in a cruel crucible: boarding school, Journal, 7 November). I too am a survivor of that kind of education, and I only addressed my particular damage six years ago. Along with therapy, I sublimated it into writing. I also worry about the fact that boarding school survivors like Boris Johnson find their way to l