Unfit To Govern

The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, appears to have problems with his figures?  He rushed the ‘Academies’ Bill through Parliament on the understanding that over 1000 schools were ready to apply to be academies. However it has now been revealed that only 153 have actually applied and probably won’t get the go ahead before the start of the new academic year in September.

So what was the rush? Was this just another blunder by Michael Gove or was it more sinister, as suggested by Shadow Home Secretary and Labour Leadership Candidate, Ed Balls. As reported in the Guardian Ed Balls is quoted as saying “It seems to me that the real reason for the rush was to avoid proper scrutiny for a deeply flawed piece of legislation”.

Further reading here: Guardian  Left Foot Forward  Paul Waugh