http://newstatesman.i2p/culture/2021/03/public-schools-second-world-war-david-walsh-anthony-seldon-crisis-meritocracy-peter-mandler-review
Parents, provided their own children got better chances in life, didn’t care about the toffs who gripped the commanding heights of politics and the professions. On the contrary, they continued to vote for them. There was no public pressure for the abolition of public schools, only pressure to keep improving state provision at all levels. With a few exceptions, postwar politicians of all parties were wise enough to respond to that pressure.