Explosive new book details untold stories from Birmingham Trojan Horse affair

Herminder Channa, Rosemary Campbell-Stevens, Emma Knights, Joy Warmington, Kamal Hanif, and Dr Karamat Iqbal wrote chapters for the book. Gove had authored Celsius 7/7, published in 2006. Dr Iqubal warns that preconditions existed before the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham and still exist today. Emma Knight claims that while transformation in the city has been 'profound', it has not been repeated nationally. Diamond was brought in by Department of Education as a deputy commissioner to make sense of the letter and the fallout. He went on to become executive education director for Birmingham City Council until 2018.

The Birmingham Book is dedicated to Birmingham school leaders who transform children's lives every day. Ian Kershaw, author of a major inquiry into the affair, hails it as a book that illuminates the damage wreaked upon the reputation of the city and its community by politicians and the press. Tim Brighouse, former education leader, says the scandal damaged children in vulnerable parts of Birmingham. Dr Muhammad Mashuq Ally, chair of governors at Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form, said the incident was a watershed moment.