I have learnt that Toby Young, also of this parish, has been briefing his fellow Sun on Sunday columnist Jordan, aka Katie Price. Young is one of Michael Gove’s biggest free school champions and I hear that keeping readers abreast of developments with his own West London Free School has paid off — Jordan is to set up a free school for blind and disabled children in Kent.
Toby informed me of the obvious benefits this development: ‘She’ll make a much more appealing spokesperson for the free schools movement than me!’ Mr Steerpike couldn’t possibly comment. But will we be seeing other Sun columnist joining the education revolution? The Jeremy Clarkson School of Driving? The Frankie Boyle School of Performing Arts?
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