Remember this boy?

Dear Gareth Furby, BBC News, London

In “Orphan Ali settles into London life” (BBC News website, 19 April 2006), you write:

“At Hall School in Wimbledon, south-west London, where 15-year-old Ali has been given free tuition for more than two years (it normally costs around £8,000 a year) the teenager has been fitting into school life, and is making remarkable progress.”

I don’t understand the emphasis you gave to the “free tuition” at the beginning of your article. Are you suggesting that Ali Abbas should be grateful for that?

Thank you for your time and I look forward for your comments.

Best regards,
Gabriele Zamparini