Bishop opposes cuts 'on moral grounds'
As the Coalition looks set to protect the schools budget in England, the Bishop of Lincoln has added his voice to the debate ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review.
Dr John Saxbee chairs the Church of England's Board of Education, which has responsibility for around one million children in 5000 schools.
The Bishop has spoken of his worries that further cutbacks will follow the cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future programme - which would have rebuilt or refurbished a number of schools in Lincolnshire.
Dr Saxbee said there was an argument that education cuts should be opposed "on moral grounds, as well as political and economic grounds."
The Chancellor George Osborne responded by saying that slashing the national debt was the right moral course of action to take on behalf of future generations.
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I'm Tim Iredale, the BBC's Political Editor in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and presenter of the regional Politics Show. This is strictly a "no-spin" zone where the political viewpoint is more Humber Bridge than Westminster Bridge. Your comments and observations are more than welcome. 
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