"Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times."
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"The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education.“
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