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Shapps gets defence job in mini reshuffle - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

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Rishi Sunak promotes veteran Grant Shapps and newcomer Claire Coutinho in a limited shake-up of his ministerial team.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ministers aren't supposed to have experience, they're there to make decisions. All the expertise is held in the Civil Service, and they don't get shuffled around.

They just get occasionally fired by vandals.

The decision of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwaerteng to instantly sack two top civil servants damaged the running of government and seemed intended to give the message that they valued political alignment above competence, former senior officials have said.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/26/liz-truss-kwasi-kwarteng-sacking-top-two-civil-servants-damaged-government

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oic, thanks! 👍