How #austerity (and #ideology) broke #Britain

This endless week of #CrumblingSchools, #PrisonCuts and collapsing #CouncilFinances has been 13 years in the making – and even loyal #Tories now know the game is up
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/10/how-austerity-and-ideology-broke-britain
#ToryPoliciesInAction

How austerity (and ideology) broke Britain

This endless week of crumbling schools, poor public services and collapsing council finances has been 13 years in the making – and even loyal Tories now know the game is up

The Guardian

"No, we don't have Active Shooter Drills in England, we have Active Ceiling Collapse drills."

"Oh? How does that go?"

"Just the same, all the children get under their desks."

"And that's enough to save their lives?"

"Well no, but something must be done, and this is something."

#RAAC
#CrumblingSchools

@ChrisMayLA6 @BylinesEast
The #CrumblingSchools story seems to have some legs to it.

Expect Suella Braverman to shift the headlines with another ill-conceived #NastyParty anti-immigrant policy proposal ... perhaps public floggings.
#ToriesUnfitToGovern

Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of England’s crumbling schools, says ex-official

PM shown evidence of ‘critical risk to life’ when chancellor, says former top civil servant at Department for Education

The Guardian

What Tory ministers think of your children’s safety.

A senior civil servant has said that Tory ministers and their political advisers were “dangerously complacent” about crumbling school buildings constructed with aerated concrete, and that they were more concerned with saving money than improving safety.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/02/ministers-were-dangerously-complacent-on-school-safety-whistleblower-reveals

#Schools #CrumblingSchools

Tory ministers were ‘dangerously complacent’ on school safety, says whistleblower

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money

The Guardian