Minister using ‘bully pulpit’ for political gain, v-cs claim

I thought her predecessor was bad but in compariso...

Sir David Bell says "acting this way usually demonstrates that the speaker does not have the power to change anything but is hoping instead to use the power of influence"... therein lies the seeds of how to deal with Donelan's attempts to interfere: ignore her. We have seen how political interference and attempts at micro-management have rendered compulsory educations almost unfit for purpose, we have to be vigilant against any attempts to encroach into higher education!