Michael Gove as environment secretary is 'fox in charge of hen house'
by Matthew Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#2SP1Z)
Appointment greeted with anger by environmental campaigners who lament his record on green issues
Michael Gove's appointment as environment secretary is like "putting the fox in charge of the hen house", according to a colleague who worked alongside him in the coalition government.
Theresa May announced Gove's return to politics as part of her reshuffle on Sunday. The news was greeted with anger and frustration by environmental campaigners, who lamented his record on green issues, including his attempt to remove climate change from the geography curriculum while education secretary.
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