Just over half a year; that’s how long the
Children’s Minister, Robert Goodwill, has lasted in the UK Government. Prime
Minister Theresa May has apparently sacked him in her ministerial reshuffle.
The reasons for his departure remain
unclear, but he had hardly been in post long enough for his performance to be
measured and found wanting. I expect it is all a matter of back room deals and
shady political manoeuvrings.
Even more puzzling is the fact that days
after the reshuffle began there appears to have been no announcement about
Goodwill’s successor. Perhaps they have forgotten that there is still a vacancy?
It all makes me wonder what’s going on at
the Department for Education and how much of a priority children’s services
are.
