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The man who shows Gove's way of thinking
SOLOMON HUGHES introduces Lord Nash - the Education Minister addicted to failure

Understanding coalition education policy means understanding the mind of Michael Gove - which could be dangerous.

In Star Trek, Dr Spock's "Vulcan mind meld" could reach into people's thoughts. He read people's thoughts by laying his hands on their head, a useful technique, but one that opened him to psychic danger.

Trying to read Gove's thoughts presents similar problems - all that dark psychic energy flowing through a mind meld with Gove might reveal his plans but will damage our heads in the process.

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