Starmer has emerged from one debacle trying to force through cuts that would hit some of the most vulnerable in society, bruised but ready to try again! And this time its children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) that face the axe.
£6 billion of SEND spending is set to be put on councils’ budget sheets in March 2026 and, after a decade and a half of cuts and no fight back from councillors, council finances are already shaky.
The options considered by Labour education minister Bridget Philipson? They’re not considering investing to bring schools and services out of the private sector and end the money wasted that winds up as profits. Like with the disability benefits cuts, they want to attack eligibility, which will impact thousands of children. But like with the attempted disability cuts, a mass movement with the trade unions, including those representing education workers, can fight back against these cruel cuts.
