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Well done to Amanda Levete and all her team for demonstrating that architects are worth more than the likes of Mr. Gove normally credits us.

I'm not sure why the penny has only just dropped for him, maybe reading books on Churchill has had a profound effect on his appreciation of architecture! 'We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us' - spoken by a respected figure of British politics about his childhood home Blenheim Palace - and then parroted by the hatchet man Mr. Gove!

However, it is important to remember that many teams have already delivered similar school buildings, with improved pupil attainment results, under the very difficult circumstances presented by the now defunct BSF programme. Mr. Gove's magnanimous comments seem hollow after his earlier attacks on the profession.

I'm not sure if Mr. Gove sees himself as a Churchill-esque figure, making difficult decisions for the greater good (his speech implied parallels), but if he is comparing himself to such a great leader that's laughable. I wish Mr. Gove would crawl back under the rock he slithered out from.

Maybe there are many facets to Mr. Gove as alluded to by his spokesman, but you can guarantee that Mr. Gove will have both his feet in his mouth again within months!