It was meant to be a £4bn refuge from recession

By Sarah Richardson and Sarah Richardson Sarah Richardson Sarah Richardson2009-04-03T00:26:00

All fall down: Brooklands college had to put its badly needed renewal plans on hold when the funding was abruptly axed

So how did a government programme to renew further education colleges blow its budget by 150%, putting 144 schemes and 40,000 jobs at risk?

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