The real reason RFK Jr. hates SSRIs The HHS Secretary's attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health Salon · May 18
Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils Former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater suggests replacing current Ofsted inspections with a new accountability system for schools Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025
Across the market towns of Britain the battle for the soul of the right is fierce The race in rural Louth and Horncastle, a previously unassailable Tory seat, encapsulates Reform’s real threat The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Tories put children at risk by pursuing their free schools obsession – and I have the figures to prove it Scrutiny of government spending shows how money was diverted into building free schools rather than the upkeep of existing ones, says writer and author Warwick Mansell The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
What, a school revamp once every 440 years isn’t enough? Rishi Sunak is evading his duty of care after slashing millions from the budget for repairing schools when he was chancellor The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023
Gillian Keegan attacks ‘sensationalist’ coverage of school concrete crisis Education secretary says ‘bad press’ over her handling of Raac ‘really hasn’t bothered me that much’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Just four schools rebuilt in last two years, government admits as concrete crisis deepens Sunak accused of ‘sticking plaster approach’ by top watchdog, as rebuilding figures revealed The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Schools minister Nick Gibb insists concrete crisis will be resolved before Christmas Prime Minister Rishi Sunak facing lengthening list of political headaches Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023
Collapsing schools are the latest sign of a crumbling country – and a lesson in Tory cost-cutting What other shoddy quick fixes are we yet to discover, asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023
Pressure on Gillian Keegan mounts over crumbling concrete in schools A sweary outburst from the Education Secretary was caught on camera and she admitted holidaying in Spain as the crisis unfolded. The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
Sunak and Keegan under growing pressure over crumbling concrete in schools The Education Secretary claimed others had ‘sat on their arse and done nothing’ and admitted holidaying in Spain as the crisis unfolded. The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
Pressure mounts on Sunak and Keegan over school concrete crisis PM accused of cutting back repair efforts when he was chancellor, as education secretary apologises for claim colleagues failed to act The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
Sunak hit by claim of concrete proof he ignored ‘critical risk’ to schools amid Tory meltdown No 10 criticises education secretary Gillian Keegan over extraordinary outburst – as Tory MPs urge Sunak to deliver new funding package for school repairs The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
Summer's over for UK politicians as Sunak faces a crisis over crumbling schools British lawmakers headed back to Parliament on Monday after their summer break The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023 ‘Hundreds, not thousands’ of English schools at risk from concrete, says No 10 Rishi Sunak is facing questions about lack of funding for rebuild schemes when he was chancellor
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 Hundreds more schools could be hit by crumbling concrete row, Sunak acknowledges Rishi Sunak said 95% of England’s 22,000 schools were unaffected, leaving open the possibility that hundreds could be impacted.
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023 Shambles? What shambles? Government on backfoot over school concrete chaos Hundreds more school sites facing problems just as pupils go back
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 ‘Utterly wrong’ to blame decisions as chancellor on crumbling schools – PM The Prime Minister dismissed claims about his record as chancellor made by a former senior official at the Department for Education.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 Sunak blamed by former official over school rebuilding cuts The decision to fully or partially close 104 English schools over safety fears has led to a focus on Rishi Sunak’s funding decisions while chancellor.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023 Gillian Keegan says nothing more important than pupil and staff safety after apology for outburst over concrete crisis – as it happened Education secretary gives statement to Commons on Raac after being caught on camera swearing about lack of credit for her work
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 Sunak hits back at whistleblower’s claim he ignored warning children were in danger from crumbling concrete Whistleblower says the prime minister axed plans to rebuild schools as chancellor- AFTER being told pupils were ‘at critical risk’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023 Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of England’s crumbling schools, says ex-official Former top civil servant at Department for Education PM says there was evidence of ‘critical risk to life’ when PM was chancellor