Just a total helm really, isn't he?

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/michael-gove-axes-to-kill-a-mockingbird-and-of-mice-and-men-from-gcse-syllabus-9432662.html

I'm studying English Lit at uni, and I'm pretty sure the only reason I'm doing so is because of American authors. It's totally narrowing the perspective of many GCSE students; the opposite of what should be happening.