Michael Gove urged to help most run-down schools

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/11/michael-gove-school-cuts-criticism

Michael Gove, the secretary of education, is being pressured to change his plans concerning the cuts on 700 school rebuilding projects. Both Liberal Democrats and Conservatives demanded the secretary to confirm that plans would be made to help the schools in desperate need of renovation despite changing the current building plans. Even a lot of Gove's own LibDem-colleagues criticise him for these plans. He argued that changing the plans was allowed because they cost a lot of money as a result of an overload of bureaucracy. Gove's cuts are part of the massive cuts being done by the coalition government, but the coalition is also under pressure due to Gove's actions, as LibDem and Tories seem to have some strong differences on the issue.

My opinion:
I believe these cuts are unheard of. Of course, bureaucracy is something that should be fought, but I believe that plans consisting of too much bureaucracy cannot be a reason for schools to lose their rebuilding funds. I understand the demand for a solution for schools in urgent need of renovation, and I believe the MPs could, and perhaps, should, have been even more strict and demand for the plan to be continued and only be cut on the bureaucracy-aspect. Also, I think this shows the first cracks appearing in the coalition-government, with politicians on both sides hurrying to express their opinion on the matter. I wonder how this will end...