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From: The Economist (US) | Date: February 3, 2007 | Copyright information

An entrepreneurial spark at Lilian Baylis School

Education and skills are Britain's weak spots

THE noise in the auditorium at the Lilian Baylis Technology School in south London is excruciating. It is capitalism in full cry. Sixteen students of various hues, all aged around 13, have spent the morning designing and setting up their own virtual businesses. When the whistle blows, they have five minutes to pitch to five independent student buyers. Then another wh...

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