Gavin Williamson : “The danger is that pupils will be overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence.”

It looked unlikely as soon as I saw it.

Now I& #39;ve had chance to check it, it seems it& #39;s not true.

How does spreading an untruth help the opposition into power ?

See Full Fact here : https://fullfact.org/education/gavin-williamson-fake-quote/

Note">https://fullfact.org/education... that the twitter account for Philip Coggan is incorrect in the article, but the actual account @econbartleby now appears to have been taken down anyway

This thread from Daisy Christodoulo @daisychristo deals with the whole episode very well https://twitter.com/daisychristo/status/1294180451297497088">https://twitter.com/daisychri...

I& #39;m not a supporter of the Conservative Party. However, the dissemination of false information, passed off as truth by some of our finest politicians and journalists, harms the opposition, and the public. It needs to stop.