As education and employment secretary in 1997, I inherited hundreds of schools where the roofs leaked, the windows rattled, and they relied entirely on outside toilets.

Being home secretary involves having to face some of the worst of human behaviour and challenges of modern society.

Watu wanahitaji elimu na ajira kuwaepusha na janga la madawa ya kulevya.

Writers often have the cleanest windows, floors, fridges and toilets, the most up-to-date filing system or the best record for returning calls or e-mails because, in the moment, just about any task seems more palatable than sitting down to write.” (p.136)

Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.

With the commissioning of new schools undertaken by a local director of school standards, decisions will be fair and transparent, rooted in the needs of the local community. The admissions code and the role of the adjudicator will also be strengthened to provide fairness for all children.