Ordinarily, September is all about looking ahead to the new academic year with hope and optimism, and so my articles during this time of year tend to try to predict (perhaps foolishly) what the year ahead might hold for early years and education.
But thanks to the drama that continues to unfold in Westminster, it is difficult to know what will happen in the next 24 hours, let alone 12 months.
What we do know is that the current Government is very much in pre-election mode. This month’s spending review statement might have been low-key due to other Parliamentary business, but there was enough of a sprinkling of populist policies in there to grab the attention of potential voters.
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