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Lottie Dexter is not a politician, she's a civil servant. She should have been appointed based on her professional neutrality and ability to do the job, a subst
by desas 13y ago
Lottie Dexter is not a politician, she's a civil servant. She should have been appointed based on her professional neutrality and ability to do the job, a substantial part of which appears to be to lead a team promoting how to learn programming.
- arethuza 13y agoI don't think she is a civil servant - she is described as "Director" of the Million Jobs Campaign - no idea what the legal status of that is (couldn't find it as a charity or a limited company). Also, the idea that civil servants are appointed based on "ability to do the job" is, for lack of a better term, amusing. NB The UK Civil Service is precisely the kind of organization that I suspect Michael Young had in mind when he coined the much-abused term "meritocracy": http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment
- true_religion 13y agoDesas is talking about the way the world should be, not the way the world is.
- arethuza 13y agoAhhh - I have failed to detect sarcasm, I will surrender my nationality.