The tragic death of Khyra Ishaq has been used by opportunistic politicians who seem determined to rob home educating families of their historic freedoms.

We live in an imperfect and fallen world where things are not as they should be, where human beings behave stupidly and at times that can seriously hurt others. God, however, has 'good news' for a world where bad things happen.

Education is about raising the next generation - the difference between what Christians and the secularised state regard as success in this respect is a gaping chasm, which can only become wider in the coming years.