Nick Clegg has apparently visited Brent and promised us 16 million for our schools. Quite how he is providing this, as he is not in government and is never likely to be is not made clear.
A typical Liberal Democrat pledge in fact.
However, it does sound as if Sarah Teather must be getting rattled by the public response to the government's promise of 80-85 million pounds for secondary schools and a further 14.7 million pounds for primary schools in Brent. Certainly the Kensal Green residents I have been speaking to have been impressed by the scale of the investment.
Of course, if I took Nick Clegg seriously I would wonder how splurging on Brent education tied in with his earlier promises of "savage cuts." Incidentally why are the Liberal Democrats not making similar pledges elsewhere? Could they be making a desperate bid to buy Brent votes with a spurious promise?
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One would also be inclined to wonder where on earth the government is going to get this money from? Will it be borrowed money perchance? Borrowed money which these same school children will be paying off in higher and higher taxes for the rest of their lives.
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