I don't think being cynical about why he's been appointed is racist. I think if he's being appointed due to/mainly because of his skin colour, that's racist.
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Starry Wisdom
what he doesn't do?
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Starry Wisdom
Well quite. (Or TM's and associated Tories anyway.)
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
he's really not tho. At least, if he is, it is only because everyone else is utterly pigshit, not becasue of any talent he has himself. He's not as big a fuckwit as he looks is his man claim to intelligence.
I'm a bit bored of doing this tbh - he is surrounded by no-hopers, but he's still a significant talent. Look at his record, look at what people who've actually worked with/under him say. You might not like the things he does, but his ability to get things done is undeniable.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
He was clearly positioning himself for the top job with his statements about how awful it all was, could've been his mum and dad etc but don't stop voting tory, they're clearly not racist because I'm here look.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I mostly remember his insistence that every school should be above average, with no mention of how this could be mathematically possible.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Getting things done is not really a criteria for competence. For sure, he was less evil than predicted as Lord Chancellor, but his record at Education was far from brilliant. His attempts at rewriting the curriculum were scorned by left and right, and the English Baccalaureate completely failed. His success rate of a bit of a myth, really.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I for one do not consider 'Gove is a babbling halfwit' and 'Gove is the most talented person in the present cabinet' to be contradictory statements.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
alternatively 'make gove home secretary, which in the current climate will expose his weaknesses and prevent him in future posing a leadership threat'. it is becoming unthinkable that boris johnson would stand again for leader after his frequent gaffes and lies in his post as foreign secretary.
Gove pursued a very radical agenda at education, and some of the changes he proposed didn't work. The most significant thing he did there - academisation - has changed the face of education for the forseable future. And he pushed it through in the face of extreme resistance from the sector without even breaking a sweat.
Since then he aced it at justice, won the EU referendum, torpedoed Johnson's tilt at the leadership, and has even had George Monbiot championing him at Defra.
He's also a weird freak of a man. But the most dangerous member of the government, by miles.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
if by aced it at justice you mean reversing cuts he'd imposed, then he did indeed ace it at justice. and the thing people recall most about gove's (and johnson's) brexit campaign was the £350m per week for the nhs, which clearly isn't happening. as for his being championed by monobot that'll hardly be noticed outside the guardianistas of the home counties.
I fear you may be underestimating his sheer brass neck...
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
It's 4 years since Gove was Education Secretary and the mention of his name still sends my wife who is a teacher and active union member off on a long angry rant, He does seem to be getting some good stuff done at Environment though, being a weird arrogant shit and being (relatively) competent aren't necessarily contradictory. It's possible he came to the environment job without the pre-conceived ideology he obviously brought to Education.
As for Javid versus Rudd it's basically a case of the devil and the deep blue sea as far as I can see.
As for Javid versus Rudd it's basically a case of the devil and the deep blue sea as far as I can see.
This is a tribute to his success at the DoE.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
James Brokenshire of mandatory immigration status checks for tennancies fame replaces Javid at communities and housing.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
I must say that I have never seen such a paucity of talent in Parliament, on both sides of the house.
19force8
For the avoidance of faith
ftfy
19force8
For the avoidance of faith
Give 'em time.
I dunno, reckon it's probably about as bad as it's ever been - it's just a lot harder to hide now.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Javid is a former banker. And who better to not steer us blindly onto the rocks of ruination than bankers
bemused
Well-Known Member
That's his problem he's deeply unlikable.
not-bono-ever
meh
Javid is a former banker. And who better to not steer us blindly onto the rocks of ruination than bankers
Not just a banker, but structured credit derivatives in Singapore. a vile nest of expat cuntery.
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