Did I hallucinate the five years where Nelson was Minister for Education, before he was promoted to Defence?
Sadly, no. I recall those five years myself, with all the great achievements he managed to, well, achieve. I wish I had been hallucinating them.
Besides, there's been a long-standing tradition of giving ministers portfolios they have little or no personal experience with - when was the last time the Minister for Immigration was an immigrant, the Minister for the Environment a hippie, or the Minister for Science a scientist?[1]
[1] OK, I guess we all know the answer to the last one. But that was still some time ago.
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Date: 2006-04-27 12:52 pm (UTC)Sadly, no. I recall those five years myself, with all the great achievements he managed to, well, achieve. I wish I had been hallucinating them.
Besides, there's been a long-standing tradition of giving ministers portfolios they have little or no personal experience with - when was the last time the Minister for Immigration was an immigrant, the Minister for the Environment a hippie, or the Minister for Science a scientist?[1]
[1] OK, I guess we all know the answer to the last one. But that was still some time ago.