As John le Carré said, falling in love while still at school with poets who write in a foreign language can be quite wonderful.
The British government has been commendably muted on the behaviour of von der Leyen and other politicians.
Plus: Have you got your popcorn ready for Salmond’s appearance before a committee of the Scottish Parliament this lunchtime?
Pupils are “exposed” to German with no explanation of the structures of the language, leaving them with no idea of how to speak or write it.
Medway, the unitary authority for my constituency of Gillingham and Rainham, is in the top 22 per cent of the most deprived areas for education in England.