Still Completely Gove

The Gove Bible project just won't stop being Gove. From the patronising, would-be-High Tory inanity of the idea itself, through the Bullingdon imbecilities of its execution, to the Murdoch leader-writer crassness of the aftermath, the Minister for Faith Schools' wizard wheeze has been pure, squelchy Gove from first inception to continuing fiasco. The latest splatter of Gove is that the Minister, despite his much-declared intention to indoctrinate the soldiers and shelf-stackers of tomorrow in the beauties of Britishness-for-God, has failed to make any provision for children whose vision is impaired or who have dexterity problems. Of course, the Conservatives generally have little use for imperfect children (although they have found some), and the words "Presented by the Secretary of State for Education" on each copy are almost certainly large and loud enough to edify the inadequates until they can be put to work. Nevertheless, a spokesbeing in Gove's own department was moved to emphasise the futility of the entire project by letting slip the fact that digital versions, audio versions and even teachers have been available ever since the education secretary made his presentation, and possibly for some time before: yet another indication that the entire business from start to finish has been massively, utterly, calamitously Gove.