[Livia]

I wasn't aware of anyone "flailing around hysterically". That isn't what actually happened, is it. Obviously people who are against this government will take every opportunity to be mortally offended. The truth is, Cowell - supposed media mogul and PR expert - said something thoughtless. If he hadn't said it, Gove wouldn't have had anything to say in reply.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

I wasn't aware of anyone "flailing around hysterically". That isn't what actually happened, is it. Obviously people who are against this government will take every opportunity to be mortally offended. The truth is, Cowell - supposed media mogul and PR expert - said something thoughtless. If he hadn't said it, Gove wouldn't have had anything to say in reply.

It's not Mr Cowells job to placate Mr Gove and to spout tory rhetoric is it?
We leave that to the likes of Gove et al, nobody in government would ever do or say anything remotely embarrassing or damage public perception in any way would they?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It's not Mr Cowells job to placate Mr Gove and to spout tory rhetoric is it?
We leave that to the likes of Gove et al, nobody in government would ever do or say anything remotely embarrassing or damage public perception in any way would they?

Whoever suggested that Cowell should be spouting Tory rhetoric? The suggestion was that a man with his background should have known better. And then Mr Gove wouldn't have had anything to say, would he.

Anyway, I've already answered this several times, it's pointless continuing to say the same in a different way.

[anne666]

Silly Cowell . Get lucky, how exactly? Line up for his show perhaps? Or pop into your local lucky store kids. Cowell doesn't have a sense of humour so I doubt that he said this in jest.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by anne666

Silly Cowell . Get lucky, how exactly? Line up for his show perhaps? Or pop into your local lucky store kids. Cowell doesn't have a sense of humour so I doubt that he said this in jest.

I agree with you,I just think if someone is going to say something, be constructive and balanced.

Luck is not there for everyone as it clearly was for pompous Simon Cowell,who has been able to make his fortune from other peoples efforts and then when they are no further use to him, he just dumps them.

Education is not perfect in the UK, that is because,in my opinion, in the main, it is a political football and both parties once in Govt feel the need to change this and that and cause confusion all through a childs education.

However, when someone in the position Simon Cowell is, (and he knows he has influence, especially over younger people),then it is not only right but it is was Michael Gove's duty to wade in and argue the benefits of education and to also put down the comments as made by Cowell.
I applaud bigtime Gove doing that too.

Too many celebrities think their word should be law and that they know it all.
It is time Cowell stuck to the music business and talent shows and left the really serious things to those trying to build solid futures for the children in the UK, who are not just looking for a way to make likely vast amounts of money from young people to only then dump them once their earning level diminishes as Cowell does..