Lucy Powell, Education Secretary, gave a speech about the importance of clear communication. She was as clear as public-lavatory glass. The speech was a blizzard of cliches. It was as if there had been an explosion at a platitudes factory.
The Confederation of School Trusts had gathered in Birmingham for its annual conference. The chap who spoke before Ms Powell gave it some oratorical welly. Sir Hamid Patel, in white robes, imamah hat and spindly beard, squeakily enthused about the transformative possibilities of good schooling. This is not to say that Sir Hamid was above speaking rubbish. His speech mentioned ‘relational
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