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John Bull

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Vallance as Science Minister as well as Timpson as Prisons & Probation Minister. Creating a government that wants to govern, rather than one that wants to rule.

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Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords's avatar Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social
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The whole thing is giving me a strange and unfamiliar feeling - is this hope?

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sound+fury 🇪🇺🇺🇦  🐉's avatar sound+fury 🇪🇺🇺🇦 🐉 @soundandfury.bsky.social
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Also, unlike the Conservatives, they have some serious talent to pick from.

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Glyn Moody's avatar Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social
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and that has competence to do so...

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John O’Donnell's avatar John O’Donnell @jodami.bsky.social
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Holly?

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Dr Caz 🔶🇪🇺 's avatar Dr Caz 🔶🇪🇺 @drcj.bsky.social
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I can’t get over how much it means to me, to have competent, knowledgeable people in the cabinet. Let’s hope they do a great job. It’s almost like playing “fantasy government” when compared to the last lot of jumped up buffoons.

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Sandra Pascoal-Lima 's avatar Sandra Pascoal-Lima @sandrapl.bsky.social
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It's looking good. Fingers crossed.

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Barry Norton 🌈 ♾ 📚 's avatar Barry Norton 🌈 ♾ 📚 @barrynorton.bsky.social
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The funny thing about Vallance is that, despite a professorial career, he has only two undergraduate degrees (BSc and MBBS), not a doctoral one (neither an MD nor PhD, whereas many medical researchers have both). That's not to take away from his experience - he's a great appointment, but...

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Prof Lynda Boothroyd's avatar Prof Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social
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I wasn't sure how 'running the CPS' would translate to 'running the UK' but so far there's some reassuring strategic staffing going on.

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Dave's avatar Dave @davemck.bsky.social
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I briefly crapped it thinking it was Holly valance instead of sir Patrick vallance. It's weird how you get used to corruption and nepotism. Thank goodness, it's like a breath of fresh air.

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