Posts Tagged ‘Michael Gove’

Magnanimity

Monday, June 7th, 2010

“The biggest shake-up of education since the 1944 Education Act” proclaims the media while Mr Gove loses no opportunity to explain that this will revitalise the economy and strengthen individuals to accept greater responsibility for themselves. We live, he and the Prime Minister tell us in most difficult times.

Chief Bureaucrat?

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Political Banana Skins The BBC series Yes Minister was some of the finest political satire ever seen on television.  Hacker (Paul Eddington) infuriated his Permanent ... Read on

It was a great act… but the candidate didn’t actually answer the questions

Friday, October 9th, 2009

A Review of Michael Gove’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference on October 7th 2009 In late August a copy of the Briefing Paper on ... Read on