UK: Catholic Church backs Tories’ “free schools”

Via The Telegraph’s Damian Thompson: “The bishop in charge of Catholic education has backed a flagship Tory reform that would make it easier for parents to set up their own state schools. Bishop Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham, chairman of the bishops’ Department of Catholic Education and Formation, said the idea of Swedish-style ‘free schools’ replicates exactly how Catholic schools were founded in the 19th century.”