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Kids could lose out in the battle to win older voters
UKIP’S influence on British politics could mean kids lose out as more cash is spent to appease older voters, a teachers’ union leader warned yesterday.
National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) general secretary Russell Hobby made the prediction in a new year’s blog published by the union.
Mr Hobby said a “clear and honest commitment to protect school funding” from all parties was top of his wish list for 2015.
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