We are at last experiencing a new empire: an empire where the happy south stamps over the cruel, dirty, toothless face of the northerner. At last Mrs… - Michael Gove
" "We are at last experiencing a new empire: an empire where the happy south stamps over the cruel, dirty, toothless face of the northerner.
At last Mrs Thatcher is saying I don't give a fig for what half of the population say because the richer half will keep me in power. This may be amoral, this may be immoral, but it's politics and it's pragmatism.
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About Michael Gove
Michael Andrew Gove, Lord Gove of Torry (born 26 August 1967) is a British journalist, editor of The Spectator magazine since October 2024 and Conservative politician. During his parliamentary career (he is a former MP), Gove has served as Secretary of State for Education (2010–2014), Secretary of State for Justice (2015–2016) and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2017–2019). He served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2021–July 2022, October 2022–July 2024). An author and former columnist for The Times, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath from 2005 until the 2024 general election.
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Graeme Andrew Logan
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Michael Andrew Gove
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