Here in the UK, there's an ongoing headlong rush driven by the incumbent robber baron^W^Wconservative government to turn a majority of schools into "academies",

Here in the UK, there's an ongoing headlong rush driven by the incumbent robber baron^W^Wconservative government to turn a majority of schools into "academies", which is a back-door to complete privatisation of the "educational sector" (it's only a "sector" to those who see it as a profit-bearing industry, rather than an investment in "our" collective future). Any negative news about the effects of privatisation elsewhere, such as this, is sidestepped deftly, as, you see, academies aren't privatisation, they're, uh, enabling, um, better education, for the children, saving the taxpayer.... look over there, shiny thing! Academies have already come under fire for all varieties of corruption and improper practice, but individuals ("a few bad eggs") are being blamed rather than the system which promotes the viewing of and engagement with children as nascent consumers. shakes head