The collapse of Building Schools for the Future has sounded the death-knell for the era of lavish public spending on the UK's school rebuilding programme. It is already clear that whatever replaces it in these austere times will need to assume a different economic and political form. BSF, with its reliance on convoluted new-build procurement, was perceived by many as wasteful and inefficient. Although the exact nature of its replacement is not clear, economic factors will be paramount.
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