In total whilst Labour was in power 203 pitches were lost. In its 1997 General Election manifesto, Labour pledged to bring the then Tory government’s ‘policy of forcing schools to sell off playing fields to an end’. Ha!
As well as the playing fields, more than 1,000 other smaller pieces of school land were sold off.
The fact that more than 200 pitches were sold with direct ministerial approval shows Labour’s commitment was an empty promise. Their actions simply did not match the rhetoric.’
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