Poor Michael Gove. From the very beginning, it is obvious that the BBC has it in for him as their farcical coverage of this issue demonstrated. I noted that Today had this to say following Gove’s appearance on Today yesterday. Note the use of words to set him up even before Collins got stuck in…
“On this programme yesterday Education Secretary Michael Gove again trumpeted the government’s plans to introduce a “pupil premium” to make sure schools in disadvantaged areas get more money. Times columnist Philip Collins, a former adviser to Tony Blair, gives his analysis of the policy.”