Another day, another cock up from Nicky Morgan. The Department for Education’s official Twitter feed has hastily deleted a message stating:-
Doh! As plenty of social media users were quick to point out, equal rights for all people – regardless of who they bed – should probably be covered by ‘British values’, not least in the eyes of the British government. Cue another hasty backpedal. It gave some ammo to the Liberal Democrats:-
Tolerance & enlightenment are key parts of our education system. That @educationgovuk tweet is unacceptable. Will be raising with ministers
— Tim Farron (@timfarron) November 2, 2014
Morgan has tried to keep a low profile so far – but it’s not low enough. It’s now clear to everyone (Mr S suspects to her especially) that she is hopelessly miscast. She has no clue about education. Even George Osborne, her former mentor, is cutting her loose, letting it be known that this was David Cameron’s idea (and that he was all for letting Michael Gove stay). If true, Cameron will by now be wishing he’d listened.
And in fairness to Morgan, it’s not her fault – she never asked for this job, and never aspired to it. She has fallen victim to what Melissa Kite calls Cameron’s ‘soft misogyny’ – his thinking of someone’s gender first, and their suitability for the job second. Why wasn’t Liz Truss put in this job, given that – as schools minister – she at least understood it?
Ms Morgan has squeezed an impressive number of gaffes into her short cabinet tenure. After a damp squib conference speech, and a solid heckling from the the gay community at last week’s Pink News Awards, Mr S is less than surprised to hear Morgan being nicknamed ‘Nicky Murray’ – a less than complimentary comparison to the hapless brunette Labour leader in the BBC’s Thick of It satire.
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