Odd snippets of news attract me and take me away from my daily Gove-inspired rants or despair of all things Worcester Warriors RFC.
This week, I noticed for the first time Elizabeth Truss, a Conservative politician who is undersecretary of state for education, deputy to the Dark Lord – which is not exactly the best gig in town.
What I came across was actually a speech she delivered in December. She was speaking on a topic dear to my heart – “In defence of textbooks.”
Perhaps a little cynically, the speech was delivered to an audience of publishers and was focused on textbooks and materials for the new curriculum, so it was hardly a hostile audience.
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