Tiggy on Nostr: I remember living in a very small town that had one primary school and one secondary. ...

I remember living in a very small town that had one primary school and one secondary.

We had really good data about birth numbers in the area. Yet when we went through what used to be a predictable fall then rise in birth rates the LA closed part of the rpimary schoo, then part of the secondary.
Meanwhile, we had so many 2 to 3 year-olds that we had to put in extra playgroup (before nurseries took over) provision. We could all see that the primary school was about to be overloaded, and the nearest school was in a town miles away (and facing the same issue).
But politicians usually take the short term view when budgeting.