Yet another example of Tories breaking ranks - this time over the government's damaging, undemocratic plan to force all schools to become academies. "Plans to turn every state school in England into an academy have been criticised by Conservative councillors. Several have called for the policy to be reversed, including the councillor responsible for education in David Cameron's Oxfordshire constituency. Melinda Tilley denounced the "diktats from above" and said the policy could put small village schools at risk. The government has said schools must become academies or be in the process of converting by the end of 2020. Chancellor George Osborne made the announcement during the Budget but, after being forced to abandon his plans for disability cuts because of Conservative opposition, he now faces pressure over another key feature of his speech. Ms Tilley told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm fed up with diktats from above saying you will do this and you won't do that. This is not why I became a Conservative." One normally loyal MP said: "When you have a decent local authority and broadly speaking have good schools and good leadership why on earth would you force people down this route?" #noforcedacademies #NUT16 #HandsOffOurSchools Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35897430