Arise, Lord Michael Gove
Today, the Tory grandee was sworn into the House of Lords, entering the nobility at long last.
ByMichael Gove
What is school for?
The struggle for control of the national curriculum is a fight for the soul of English education.
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Google’s days of monopolising the web may be numbered
Also this week: Michael Gove’s delight at Spectator editorship, and the BBC’s Strictly bullying claims.
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Paul Marshall anoints Michael Gove as editor of the Spectator
The former cabinet minister trades Whitehall for Fleet Street.
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Michael Gove’s lessons for Labour
The former cabinet minister on what Keir Starmer is getting right and wrong.
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Labour must learn to govern like Gove to transform the country
The new cabinet should take inspiration from the last government’s greatest reformer.
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Gove’s new definition of extremism is already a problem for Sunak
The new policy was designed to tackle the rise in anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim abuse – but it has been called…
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Tireless Tory chair swaps hustings for hostelries
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Michael Gove’s £30bn trap for Labour
Could the Tories, as Keir Starmer has accused them, be “trying to salt the ground” for the next government?
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Why Michael Gove’s planning reforms won’t deliver sustainable housing
The Housing Secretary’s new planning framework for England does little to encourage net zero development.
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Gove dodges questions on Teesworks controversy and defends freeports
The Levelling Up Secretary refused to confirm a date for reporting on potential wrongdoing in Tees Valley.
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Councils are on the brink – but there’s no mea culpa from Michael Gove
With one in five local authorities saying they are likely to go bankrupt, the Levelling Up Secretary is shifting the…
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Why ministers like Michael Gove are so rare
The Levelling-Up Secretary’s apology to the Covid inquiry was the most explicit form of contrition from any government figure.
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Michael Gove is considering stepping down to avoid a “Portillo moment”
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The Conservative conference can’t take its eyes off Farage
Your dose of gossip from the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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How Conservative complacency left schools to rot
In 2003 Labour aimed to refurbish all of England’s secondary schools, but in 2010 the Tories dropped the project.
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Murky waters: what comes next for nutrient neutrality?
Scrapping Natural England’s uncompromising regulations could be harder than the government thinks.
By Why Michael Gove’s long-term plan for housing falls short
Without meaningful commitments from government, we won’t have decent, affordable and energy-efficient homes.
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Labour minister gets an apology over “no money” note – 13 years late
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The tug of war over Boris Johnson’s honours list is also a contest for favour from the Tory press
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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