Lib Dems ‘preparing spring offensive’ against Tory coalition colleagues
Liberal Democrats will call time on coalition unity this spring, David Laws has revealed, with a ‘differentiation’ offensive set to make internal strains greater than ever before
‘So what?’ Tory disdain for Gove cronyism row hits new heights
Conservative politicians are adopting an attitude of complete indifference as Michael Gove faces a barrage of cronyism claims.
Michael Gove to force children to pick up litter
School children to be forced to pick up litter, mop floors and even remove graffiti under plans by Michael Gove to get tough on disruptive pupils.
Blackadder Wars, part two: Baldrick brands Gove ‘very silly’
Tony Robinson accuses Michael Gove of “slagging off teachers” after the education secretary said Blackadder had become a left-wing propaganda tool for moulding attitudes towards the First World War
Michael Gove blasts Blackadder for spreading ‘left wing myths’ on war
The education secretary said the popular series had sought to denigrate British patriotism and had been used by “left wing academics” to portray the first world war as a “shambles” led by an out of touch elite.
Simon Cowell hits back at Gove over ‘stupid’ row
Simon Cowell has called education secretary Michael Gove “stupid” for not seeing the “positive side” of his suggestion that schoolchildren should be lazy.
Comment: Gove’s disgraceful attack on social workers is meant to soften us up for the private sector
Social workers have been left dispirited and unappreciated after a sustained government assault on their profession.
The Week in Review: Gove hits the limit of the free school project
The failure of the Al-Madinah Islamic school doesn’t spell doom for Michael Gove’s project – but it shows where its limits might be.
Thousands of schools close as teachers strike
Thousands of schools across England will close today, as teachers go on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Free schools judged to be ‘out of control’ after damning report on Islamic school
Michael Gove was told that his free schools programme was “out of control” today, after a damning Ofsted report found the Al-Madinah Islamic school in Derby was given the lowest possible rating in every single category.
