QUENTIN LETTS: Lucy Powell's speech was 20 minutes of patronising banality. You could have set it in an A-level English paper, asking: 'What, if anything, is this person trying to say?' ...Middle East

Lucy Powell, Education Secretary, gave a speech about the importance of clear communication. She was as clear as public-lavatory glass.

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