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Education has all but disappeared from the election debate

5 June 2024

5:05 PM

5 June 2024

5:05 PM

More than 25 years ago, when I was setting up the Sutton Trust, the leader of the opposition, a fresh-faced Tony Blair, was touring the TV studios with a simple message, ‘Education, Education, Education’. And sure enough, during the 1997 election, Labour promised to cut class sizes on their famous pledge card.

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