Burnham’s pick for chief of staff led firm that advised BP, Apple and Amazon

Appointment of James Purnell, former chief executive of Flint Global, described by one Labour MP as β€˜very bad sign’

The Guardian

@MiaMarkTwo He's another #Oxbridge PPE graduate according to his Wikipedia entry.

No further comment necessary.

@wood5y Euch, really? I didn't even bother checking. So much for the "northern man of the people" bollox.

Pretty sure he's LFI as well.

@MiaMarkTwo Yup. I looked earlier when his name first flashed across my screen.
@wood5y "Once LFI always LFI" to misquote a truism about membership of the "intelligence" services.

@MiaMarkTwo Ah, more of the same πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

I do like being, somehow, simultaneously disappointed and half-surprised by the crap!

@distinctdipole Oooh, you're going to have to try a bit harder if you want to join Cynics' Corner 😁
@MiaMarkTwo Was the dripping sarcasm lost in the heat? Sorry 🀭

@distinctdipole 🀣

I guess it evapourated πŸ€”

Disappointment suggests hope, however fleeting. No true cynic would have looked at Burnham and seen anything other than a change of dad quiff.

You'll get there. I believe in you 😁

@MiaMarkTwo The only disappointment I feel is at myself for not lowering my expectations enough.

There's never hope when it comes to the political class. I must remember the race to the bottom is one-way!