Or perhaps more importantly, should he? Another victim of social media, although he says his views on women staying in the kitchen and getting the kids ready for school were posted 6 years ago. He has apologised and said his comments no longer represent the kind of person he is these days.
It's certainly not been a great start and makes you wonder what goes through the minds of those who make such appointments. After a male manager got into so much deep water last year, shouldn't they have searched harder for a female boss? Or given Neville the job on a six month trial?
On a similar but separate theme, what's with the rich men's party and inappropriate touching up of young women. Would they enjoy seeing their own daughters treated like that?
The times they are a-changing and so-o-o many male dinosaurs just don't get it.