Michael Gove
I always defended Michael Gove. Then I met him
Michael Gove inspires irrational hatred among my fellow children’s authors. After interviewing him, I can finally see why
The quango state: how the left still runs Britain
David Cameron’s government continues to subsidise its critics
My battle with Michael Gove’s Blob
Michael Gove has been under fire this week for ‘sacking’ Sally Morgan as chair of Ofsted. You’d think he’d be…
Super-heads are a super-huge mistake
The system of parachuting top teachers into failing schools seems to have been a recipe for corruption
Fighting dirty
Why is local politics so much dirtier than national politics? Is it because the players are fighting over relatively trivial…