Article by Sean Coughlan at BBC.CO.UK (31 May 2012)
"Introducing profit-making into state schools in England risks attracting firms looking for a "quick buck", says Labour's Stephen Twigg.
The shadow education secretary says he was shocked that Education Secretary Michael Gove appeared to be considering free schools being run for profit.
Mr Gove had told the Leveson Inquiry on Tuesday that he had an "open mind" on such profit making in the future.
But Mr Twigg says such a change "risks the abuse of public resources".
Labour's education spokesman is to warn against profit-making in state schools in a speech to head teachers in London, later on Thursday."
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