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The government’s crumbling schools update prompted an avalanche of ridicule – 19 grade A responses

It’s hard to pinpoint right now which is crumbling faster – the nation’s school buildings or Rishi Sunak’s government.

The escalating concrete crisis is threatening to consume Sunak’s administration, as questions about who knew what and when – and why it wasn’t fixed earlier – continue to mount.

So much so that education secretary at the time of writing Gillian Keegan sought to reassure concerned parents and their children with this.

And unlike the government, no, it’s not a joke.

And if you’re thinking it’s the sort of thing that would invite an avalanche of ridicule, you’d be absolutely right. These 17 people surely said it best.

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