When Sarah Teather and her boss Michael Gove decided to abolish the Building Schools for the Future programme, they defended by saying there was not enough money to pay for the new schools. The promises put out in the run up to the election were a little different.
What the Brent Liberal Democrats said in their 2010 manifesto was:
"Brent has now been admitted to the Building Schools for the Future scheme (something the previous Labour administration failed to achieve). This will fund major works at Queens Park Community, Alperton, Copland and Cardinal Hinsley schools."
Did the Brent Liberal Democrats not consult their MP before publishing the manifesto? Did she care so little about education in her constituency that she didn't bother to ask them what their plans were? Or is this yet another case of a broken Liberal Democrat promise?
UPDATE:
Responding to the anonymous commenter below. Sarah Teather Con Dem coalition have cancelled £85 million of Building Schools for the Future money that had been allocated to Brent. She now claims that money was not there, even though it was promised in the Brent Liberal Democrat manifesto. The Crest Academies bid was well under way when Labour lost power. The only thing we have to be grateful towards Sarah Teather when it comes to the Crest Academies is that she managed NOT to close that programme. Not closing even secondary school building programme in Brent (only some of them) is not much of a boast.
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Did you not notice the millions of pounds going to Crest Academy? Or, does that actual FACT not suit your agenda?
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