Department for Education defends Toby Young appointment

Toby Young (L) at the opening of a free school in London in 2011 with Boris Johnson, who has said Young is ideal for the watchdog role.The Department for Education (DfE) has defended the appointment of Toby Young to the government’s new higher education watchdog in the face of mounting concerns over his suitability for public office.The ex-journalist and free schools advocate was appointed to the board of the Office for Students (OfS) by the education secretary, Justine Greening, earlier t