The BBC reports more hypocrisy from Sarah Teather. She wants to extend the academy programme to special schools. She is reported to have said:
"If we believe it is a good thing for schools to have freedoms it does not seem obvious to me why we should deny these freedoms to others. We think special schools should have access to freedoms we are offering to others. We are treating special schools in a different way. It is a longer process. We are not expecting any to convert before 2011. The secretary of state has set up an advisory group to try to work through the details of some of the issues raised."
How does this square with what she said during the election campaign? Then, not giving local authorities the power to plan as well as money to pay for the plans was essential to the policy not being a "gimmick". Now, she is simply implementing Tory policy without criticism.
Michael Gove may be the Frankenstein who created this monster, but Teather is playing the role of Igor.
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