O/T Nelson's statue defaced, when will this all stop?

[mygiddypant]

This one is for Grist, and others, who rail against jobs going to candidates who lack talent (see #61, #63, #64).

Fact is, I too dislike the idea of someone getting a job based on criteria other than ability. Here are two examples that prove that Grist and I can be chums!

The British civil service is/has been the envy of many similar institutions around the world. It is meant to be the pillar of stability when government moves from one party to another. Recently Sir Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary and the service’s most senior official, was effectively sacked after reports of tension between himself and Johnson’s team in no.10 (Cummings and Gove). Sedwill will receive a £250000 payout and a peerage.

One of Sedwill’s roles was that of national security adviser, a post subsequently given to David “Frosty” Frost, a former lobbyist for the Scottish Whisky Association and Johnson’s brexit negotiator. Frosty knows about as much as me or Grist when it comes to cyberwarfare, counter-terrorism or any other aspect of defence.

Even the previous prime minister was sufficiently peed to raise a question about his appointment in the Commons.

Jack Gold is 19 years old. His mother says he is dyslexic and that accounts for the number of times he was in trouble at his (independent) school. Jack is managing director of West Ham Women’s Football team. Jack’s father is….. you guessed! Do I need to add anything else?

[great_fire]

Jack Gold is 19 years old. His mother says he is dyslexic and that accounts for the number of times he was in trouble at his (independent) school. Jack is managing director of West Ham Women’s Football team. Jack’s father is….. you guessed! Do I need to add anything else?

Doesn't dyslexia count as a disability then?

No victim points?

I know the scale keeps moving.