Britain is sliding down the world’s literacy league tables (it does better at maths, which thankfully remains ringfenced).

英国在世界识字率水平表的位置一降再降。

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For a start, the bits that are ringfenced may be dangerous.

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It should be ringfenced as much as possible.

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From April 2011, the School Lunch Grant - dedicated funding for local authorities to use for school lunches - has no longer been ringfenced, although the money is still included in the grants for running schools.

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