>>488 I wonder when his family moved to Oxford, because I thought at one point he said they lived in the Cotswolds. Some one will remember if that's correct.

I know the Cotswolds are close to Oxford, but perhaps they were there when he started school and the commute was too much...so off he went.

That having been said - you're right, 7 is too young to be away from parents. I'm sure that's how PMs are made, but it's just as likely to harm. I remember Winston Churchill writing about wanting hugs from his mother and having to get them from matron.

I think the little 7-year-old living inside TH needs a hug.