NS#144: Academies, America and achievable promises

This week, Helen and Stephen take a break from Brexit coverage to interview two special guests. Laura McInerney, editor of Schools Week, joins to talk about academisation and her FOI battle with the Department of Education. Then Ian Leslie discusses the New York primaries, and George Eaton is back with the latest from Westminster. You also ask us: what are the prospects for a Lib-Dem revival? (Helen Lewis, Stephen Bush, Laura McInerney, Ian Leslie, George Eaton)

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