The new government has spoken of arresting a decline in the state of the public sector and made this a centrepiece of its work. This is undoubtedly a welcome shift in tone after 14 years of essential services being cut to the bone through austerity measures and deliberate neglect.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ long-awaited Budget at the end of last month is a turning of the page, but it won’t be enough. There remains a long road ahead.
Jeremy Hunt’s last two major fiscal statements as the previous chancellor offered nothing to schools and colleges. This was unacceptable when the effects of inadequate school funding were inescapable, and the consequences of real-terms pay cuts and high workload self-evident.
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