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I don't think all of that is totally true - but most of it is correct. Some academy chains are pushing for the Swedish model (although a major Swedish free school provider has just closed leaving people up shit creek).
The major issue with academies is that they are less accountable than local authority run schools, and at the whim of (often right wing) business type people, who have their own agenda. However not all academies are like this, lots aren't.
The interesting thing about the generally awful changes to the curriculum is that academies are under no obligation to follow them. Which makes the name 'national curriculum' rather redundant.