Ok so this is a blatant theft from Harry’s raving right-wing blog, which in turn was blatant theft from John Trenchard’s blog. But it’s so good it has to be repeated here.

Harry and i couldn’t be further apart politically speaking (he is a rabid Libertarian and UKIP member), but something that’s always fascinated me about why we appoint people to positions they have no experience in *e.g. why isn’t the Chancellor a former accountant?). If you try to do that in The City, nobody would have any confidence in you whatsoever.

• A TV journalist with a Phd in politics as Prime Minister.
• A leftist student radical, lawyer and TV researcher in charge of Justice.
• A lawyer in charge of the Treasury
• A policy wonk in charge of Foreign policy.
• A teacher in charge of anti-terrorism.
• Civil Liberties legal officer and career MP in charge of Wimmin and Equality.
• A university law lecturer in charge of business regulation.
• A journalist and policy wonk in charge of schools.
• A lawyer in charge of the military.
• An IPPR policy wonk in charge of sport.
• A policy wonk and career MP in charge of rural matters and farming.
• A Tesco shelf stacker, postman and trade unionist in charge of health.
• Friends of the Earth, Christian Aid, Oxfam campaigner in charge of universities, skills and innovation.
• A policy wonk in charge of international development.
• Tory turncoat with a butler in charge of Northern Ireland.
• Economics Masters degree holder and journalist in charge of transport.
• Anti-Nazi League campaigner in charge of pensions and Wales.
• Journalist, speech writer and policy wonk in charge of the Cabinet office.
• A trade unionist with an MA in English working at the Treasury.
• A lawyer, and decade long MEP also working at the Treasury.
• Economics graduate and policy wonk in charge of housing.
• A social worker in charge of the Olympics.