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**Damien** · 05-07-2024, 23:58

Not a massive point of interest but still noteworthy.

Starmer has appointed two non-MPs to the cabinet. Sir Patrick Valance of COVID fame is the Science Minister. Fair enough.

But probably bigger news. James Timpson of Timpson - the key cutters company - has been made Prisons Minister!

Both are being appointed to the Lords to be able to do this.

I quite like this decision. Timpson recruits out of prisons quite a bit and I saw an interview with him on Channel 4 a few months ago where he had an excellent understanding of it.

Putting people who understand the topic as Ministers makes sense to me. For balance, I said the same about making Cameron Foreign Secretary.

We should make the cabinet more qualified like the Americans do rather than try to find someone from the 99% of MPs who are humanities graduates to be the Minister for Science or whatever.

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Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,759	Re: The Cable Forum Exit Poll, 2024 Not a massive point of interest but still noteworthy. Starmer has appointed two non-MPs to the cabinet. Sir Patrick Valance of COVID fame is the Science Minister. Fair enough. But probably bigger news. James Timpson of Timpson - the key cutters company - has been made Prisons Minister! Both are being appointed to the Lords to be able to do this. I quite like this decision. Timpson recruits out of prisons quite a bit and I saw an interview with him on Channel 4 a few months ago where he had an excellent understanding of it. Putting people who understand the topic as Ministers makes sense to me. For balance, I said the same about making Cameron Foreign Secretary. We should make the cabinet more qualified like the Americans do rather than try to find someone from the 99% of MPs who are humanities graduates to be the Minister for Science or whatever.