Burnham cabinet appointments

 As the coronation of Burnham rolls ahead there is lots of speculation about who will be in his cabinet.

It seems Rachel will be replaced which is concerning .  The alternatives seem dire and she is the best the Labour party has to offer although I think she's pretty useless.  In the real world candidates would sit exams and be screened on their ability but those rules don't apply in government.   To help Andy I've developed this little exam to screen candidates.  Rachel scored 50%.  Let's see if any of the candidates are clever enough to match Rachel's top score.  Feel free to do the test:

Q1:  What is 1+1 ?

Q2:  You are taking over an economy that raises £868 Billion / year from taxation and spends £1.2 Trillion / year.  You are borrowing money each month on the gilt markets simply to service the £3 trillion debt and cover the spending shortfall.  Your are forecast to increase the debt to £3.5 Trillion by the election term.  How much money is available for increased welfare spending and other hand-outs that Nice Chap Andy wants to give-out ? 

Also there's been a definite increase in the number of cabinet ministers over time

1900: 60

1950: 81

2010: 119

2025: 122

Why stop at 122.  Andy needs to surround himself with lot's of "yes men" (sorry "yes persons") so why not create a few new appointments. 

Here's some new roles which he can create.

Minister of Hurty Words

Minister of Sanctimonious Claptrap

Minister to Nasty non-Labour Rhetoric

Minister of Spiteful Class Warriors

Minster of Fawning over the PM

Minister of Devolution and Fleecing the South

Minister of Busy Bees from Manchester

Any other suggestions?

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