'Someone needs to carry the can' for schools with 'built-in obsolescence', ex-headteacher demands

School concrete collapse fears explained: When will I know if my child's class is affected by and what is RAAC?Mr McGovern replied: "That's the question, of course, we do need to find out why we're using this substandard material.

Shelagh then spoke about how her junior school, a Victorian red-brick building, is "still standing, beautiful" and "solid as a rock." In response, Mr McGovern compared her senior school - and the other hundreds of buildings currently in despair - to Austin Motor cars, that were "built in obsolescence" and how "they're going to fall down."

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