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Michael Gove

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British Politician

Michael Gove is a British politician who has held various positions in the UK government, including Minister of Education and Minister of Justice. Born on August 26, 1967, he has been known for his roles in education, justice, and as a member of the Conservative Party. Gove has been a controversial figure, particularly during his tenure as Education Secretary, where he implemented significant reforms in the British education system.

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“The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.”

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“Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents.”

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“Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children.”

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“The big shift in approach on education that we are taking - which is different from what happened before - is that we trust teachers and we trust heads.”

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“I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals.”

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“It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.”

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“As long as there are people in education making excuses for failure, cursing future generations with a culture of low expectations, denying children access to the best that has been thought and written, because Nemo and the Mister Men are more relevant, the battle needs to be joined.”

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“A coalition with Tories and Liberal Democrats together is a golden opportunity to create the sort of planning reform that means not only can we have more environmentally sensitive planning, but we can have more homes and more schools.”

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“I have a different starting premise from those 100 academics who are so heavily invested in the regime of low expectations and narrow horizons which they have created.”

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“It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play, master social skills and prepare for formal schooling.”

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“One of the problems we've had is that the ICT curriculum in the past has been written for a subject that is changing all the time. I think that what we should have is computer science in the future - and how it fits in to the curriculum is something we need to be talking to scientists, to experts in coding and to young people about.”

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“When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.”

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“You know, you don't see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don't believe that teachers and headteachers should. It's within their rights, it's a civil right, but I think it is wrong in terms of the reputation of the profession.”

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“Why ... do the myths of America the Hateful take such powerful hold? Because anti-Americanism provides a useful emotional function which goes beyond logic and reaches deep into the darker recesses of the European soul. In centuries past those on the Left who wished to personalise their hatred of capitalism, who sought to make it emotionally resonant by fastening an envious political passion on to a blameless scapegoat people, embraced anti-Semitism. It was the socialism of fools. Which is what anti-Americanism is now.”

“With the single exception of Park Lane, every north-south route in London slows traffic to the pace of a wounded gnat with pleurisy struggling with a squaddie's backpack.”

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“I think that what we have heard from the Remain campaign throughout this whole referendum have been dire warnings of the terrible consequences of the British people just taking control of our own destiny.And, the truth is, if we vote to Leave we will be in an economically stronger position. We will be able to take back some of the money that we currently give to the European Union and we can invest it in our priorities.”

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“If we leave the European Union, yes there will be bumps in the road, inevitably, but we will be in a better position to deal with them.”

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“My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy.”

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“I know what it's like to see someone lose their job as a result of the European Union. I saw my father lose his job, I saw his business go to the wall, I saw 24 people who he employed also lose their jobs.”

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“One of reasons I was able to go to university was because of the sacrifices my family made.”

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“One of the things I know about the European Union is that the European Union can destroy jobs.”

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“The common fisheries policy unfortunately led to the devastation of fishing in Scotland. My dad had to close his business. As a result something that he been built up by by grandfather and maintained by my dad disappeared. So my dad suffered.”

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“Turkey will "inevitably" join the EU in our lifetime unless we vote to leave.”

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“The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual but a bold vision.”

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“I will ensure we honour the instructions the British people have given us. I argued for specific changes in the referendum campaign, I believe in them, I will deliver them.”

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“The promise to leave the European Union, end the supremacy of EU law and take back control of our democracy. With my leadership, it will be delivered.”

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“The promise to take back control of our borders. I will end free movement, introduce an Australian-style points-based system for immigration, and bring numbers down. With my leadership, it will be delivered.”

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“The promise to use the money we currently send to Brussels and invest it instead on the priorities of the British people - principally in the NHS - and to cut VAT on domestic fuel. With my leadership, it will be delivered.”

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“Our most important public service will always be the NHS. And I want to say something clear and unambiguous about the future of the health service.”

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“Government has got to invest more money in our NHS. The people who work in it are heroic. They do an amazing job.”

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“We need to face the fact that we need more money in order to deliver Jeremy Hunt's absolutely correct drive to guarantee even better standards of care.”

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“I will put my heart and soul into making sure that the care your son or daughter or mum or dad receives is the same I would want for my own family.”

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“I will take all the steps necessary to give the NHS at least another £100million per week by 2020.”

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“I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.”

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“We need a national ambition to build hundreds of thousands of new homes a year, both private and socially-rented - led by someone who will not take no for an answer and who will push for diggers in the ground and homes for all come what may.”

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“The first four months of my life were spent in care, before I was adopted by my wonderful parents - my mum and dad - Ernie and Christine. They went on to adopt my sister, who is profoundly deaf, and invested both of us with a love and support that informs everything I do today.”

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“I remember my mum explaining to me what adoption meant when I was still at primary school. 'Son,' she said to me, 'you didn't grow under my heart, you grew in it'.”

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“Whatever else I know, I know that if you invest love and care in any individual you can help them to make a difference, to write their own life story.”

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“Because my parents took a risk on me not knowing a thing about me.They believed that in everyone there is potential - that by believing in someone, loving them, nurturing them, you can bring out that potential.”

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“The reason I entered politics was a belief that the people of this country - having achieved so much that was good and noble in our past - had the potential to do amazing things in the future.”

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“It is a belief in human potential that has guided me through my time in Government.”

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“I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union.”

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“I believed we needed someone who would be able to build a team, lead and unite. I hoped that person would be Boris Johnson.”

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“Boris Johnson is a man of great attributes and great qualities.”

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“I will do everything that is required in order to bring immigration down to a level that is manageable, that the public believe is right.”

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“In order to be able to reduce migration we need to be outside the European Union.”

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“I'll negotiate with toughness, and with great attention to detail to get the best possible deal for Britain. It's only when we are outside the European Union that we can at last bring those numbers [of migrants] under control in the way that the public want.”

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“The British prime minister will want to have a strong and positive relationship with European leaders always.”

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“If I'm the British prime minister I won't be dictated to on the timetable or the manner of the negotiations.”

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About the Author

Born: August 26, 1967
Known for: British Politician
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