Tory Blunder On School Closures ; Figures Quoted Ignored Schools That Had Merged or Were On Split Sites

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About half the village schools the Conservatives last week said had closed under the Labour Government are, in fact, still open, the Western Daily Press can reveal.

Shadow Environment Secretary Nick Herbert held up the "hundreds" of rural schools that have closed, to show the "decade of disrespect" for villages under the Government since 1997.

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Tory Blunder On School Closures ; Figures Quoted Ignored Schools That Had Merged or Were On Split Sites

And when the Tory team launched their Rural Action Campaign last week, they highlighted Wiltshire as the biggest victim of the Government cuts, claiming a net loss of 23 school...

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