It seems foolish to make any kind of comment on the current political situation – whatever I write will likely be wildly out of date by the time the magazine is published in a week's time. In years gone by, it may not have been necessary to say anything at all about politics in the MT editorial; but in today's world, it seems that whatever's going on in Westminster pervades our everyday lives much more forcibly, and not in a good way. The effects of the cost-of-living crisis and everchanging political turmoil on freelancers, classroom music teachers, private music teachers, resources, school budgets, teacher wellbeing, and, ultimately, musical opportunities for young people, cannot be ignored.
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