Overview
- In its first formal response, head Robert Milne wrote to alumnus Jean-Pierre Lihou saying the reported behaviour is wholly incompatible with the college’s values.
- The letter says the school previously avoided public comment to protect its long-term reputation and highlights current equality, diversity and anti-bullying policies.
- More than 20 former pupils have described racist and antisemitic conduct in the 1970s, including detailed accounts from Jean-Pierre Lihou and filmmaker Peter Ettedgui.
- Farage says he never directly racially abused classmates, characterises some youthful remarks as playground banter, and calls Milne’s remarks uninformed.
- Reform UK dismisses the reporting as a witch hunt, and deputy leader Richard Tice moved from calling accusers liars to saying some recollections may vary.