Hello and welcome to the Restless Politics Question Time with me, Alistair Campbell, and

me Rory Stewart.

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Now Rory, I said on the main podcast, I wanted to kick off with education, which is quite

interesting how many questions there were this week.

Richard Wesker, why is there so little focus on education in the political debate?

People obsess about the health service, but there's nothing on funding for state schools

which is struggling.

Martin Brader, you'll like this one.

We've had nine secretaries of state for education in 12 years.

How can that be considered a priority?

How long do you need in a job to get on top of the, get on top of things and make a difference?

Doored says schools asking parents for money to fund basics.

Is this not incremental privatization and timroach?

I'd like to know your thoughts on lifting a grammar school moratorium?

Will it increase inequality?

Well, I can answer that one very, very briefly.

Yes, it would.

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