The UK government has a job vacancy that is becoming available with increasing frequency at present. It wishes to recruit a new Prime MinisteCandidates must understand that it has been so long since we had a good Prime Minister that no one knows precisely what such a post holder would look like, but they will be able to tell it when they see it.<\/p>\n
The characteristics that will prove a person\u2019s suitability for office will be;<\/p>\n
These will be evidenced by:<\/p>\n
This, then, will require vision that others can not only understand, but also support. This will require that the post holder realise their own goals as an epiphenomenon of their achievement for others, achievement for whom will be more important than anything they may gain, at least during, and maybe even after, their period in office.<\/p>\n
The successful candidate must, therefore, have an extraordinary altruism, the sense of achievement from which will be reward enough in itself, because the task they are to undertake will, almost by definition, be thankless.<\/p>\n
Applicants must provide the names of 80 referees, all of whom must be members of the Parliamentary Labour Party.<\/p>\n
Thereafter, they must win the support of the voting panel, most of whom do not share the convictions of those referees who nominated them, because those referees are unlikely to have conviction, and the interview panel, who will vote on the appointment, will be possessed of it. This is the first of many contradictions that the candidate must prove they can resolve.<\/p>\n
In their application, candidates might like to explain how they will:<\/p>\n
Candidates will also be expected to provide an economic briefing. They must explain:<\/p>\n
The emphasis within this section will be upon understanding, and not presentation.<\/p>\n
Application forms are available on request.<\/p>\n
Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"