Hearts and Minds: what education debate redux?

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Right, I’m on the move for most of the rest of the afternoon, so here’s a heads up on tonight’s Hearts and Minds. As grammar schools throw down the gauntlet on selection, the Education Minister answers claims that she’s responsible for privatising the 11 plus. And Sinn Fein is at odds with the other parties over a chair for the victims commission. But is the delay in putting the commission on a legal footing more about changing the definition of a victim? Hmmm… round two from last week, only this time with the Minister herself fielding the questions.

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