Until the last election educational funding per pupil in Torbay was £1,350 per pupil whereas in other parts of the country it was up to £5,000 per pupil.

Now, 2 months after the election, and Torbay now being politically fully blue in control terms rather than blue and yellow, the government has announced that it will inject a further £1.5 million into Torbay schools.

It is a terrible thing when education is politicised.