His tour of universities raises memories of another – that of by Keith Joseph, whose hundreth birthday would have fallen this week. It needs a modern equivalent.
Yes, we need a resource shift to technical education. But the loss of the Tory majority last June will make it very slow going.
The Conservatives need to support genuine allies – such as savers, home owners, small businesses, and the armed forces.
We have already published an article by the former Minister about his new book, and will be linking to each of its chapters as they are published.
DExEU must continue after March next year to prevent the EU from using constructive ambiguity to implement regulatory absorption.
Nick Gibb changed the National Curriculum to require schools explicitly to teach reading using the method. The results have been outstanding.
The Universities Minister takes on Lord Adonis, and insists the new regulator will control pay by insisting on transparency and the right benchmarks.
Yet embracing change doesn’t mean blinkered acceptance. It is a core Conservative belief that robust rules are needed to ensure one person’s freedom doesn’t trample that of others.
The former minister upholds tuition fees, points out that these are good for the poor, and attacks academic resistance to competition.
Cutting the cost of living. Building more houses. Protecting the NHS. Developing skills. A draft of the proposals Hammond should deliver.
Let’s have Policy Board outside of the constraints of the Government machine – and a commission on what Britain should look like post-Brexit.
The Chancellor needs to help deliver the sense of direction so strikingly absent in Manchester last month, and indeed since last June’s election.
Another option would be for Ofsted to rate the school in question from “Outstanding” to “Inadequate” for its engagement and the breadth of its careers advice.
The Social Market Foundation isn’t tied to any party. We’re centrists – our advice and ideas on offer to anyone who wants to put common sense ahead of ideology.
Our Party is bringing new rigour to Higher Education, but we have much more to do to win the support of young people on education policy.