Martin Kettle’s piece ignored three key issues missing in Michael Gove’s conference speech (Gove is a sincere reformer. We should be cheering him on,9 October).
First, it was Mr Gove’s predecessors who presided over a prison system that – as recent reports from HM chief inspector of prisons and the Harris review fill shown – is in dire straits. Is Mr Gove saying his predecessors were wrong and, and whether so,in the spirit of the new, honest, or political times,why doesn’t he say so? Of course, that is something he won’t attain.
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Source: theguardian.com