Stupid Questions I've Asked on Yahoo Answers Down the Years and Selected Answers. No. 2

..this was before Miliband...


Question posed:
"Home Secretary Job Description?

Is pomposity a prerequisite for the position of Home Secretary of the UK? I saw an article from the latest in a long line of puffed up middle aged men (Blunkett, Clarke etc) in which he announced he's 'not a quitter'. Which is the UK population's loss. But there again any successor would be the same".

Selected Answers:

1. Must be Scottish and an ex communist.
2. Must be able to spin his failures into successes.
3. Must be able to dodge criticism by wheeling out his junior ministers to take the flak.
4.Must be willing at all times to blame previous Home Secretaries for the fact that the Home Office is not fit for purpose.

Yes, yes, yes...-ed 
 

To be fair Labour is not capable of coming up with a better candidate than John Reid - he should not be removed. He is definately the best they can manage.

Ok but you've committed the 'definately' misdemeanour so why should anything you say or do be taken account of? - ed

Must be able to take responsibility for the poor practises of previous post holders.Must also be able to blame their poor performance on the practises of previous post holders.Must also be fat, middle aged and boring
or just plain blind.

Ha ha, like it - ed 

Inept, clueless, brainless or braindead, arrogant, totally incompetent and helps if your also corrupt!!!!

Got you - ed. 

The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). In certain other countrie....
this has been cut short given that it was the actual job description and so failed to answer the question in the spirit in which it was asked (and was just copied and pasted from wikipedia I think).- ed