British MPs debate a crisis over school buildings. Childishly
Rishi Sunak is stuck with a dreadful political narrative
The first week after the summer holidays can be tricky. Everyone is overexcited; they get noisy; they shout. Much to the distress of the speaker of the House of Commons. “Calm down,” shouted Sir Lindsay Hoyle during prime minister’s questions (pmqs) on September 6th. “I understand that people are excited to be back at school. But I expect better behaviour.” The class ignored him; Sir Lindsay got crosser. He threatened to send one of the naughtiest offenders out of the room; reprimanded another for “language”; told a third to “just sit down.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Of RAAC and ruin”
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