Roger Alton Roger Alton

Unimpressed by the Root cause

What about Johnny Bairstow or Jos Buttler for England cricket captain instead?

issue 07 January 2017

Those who occupy them sometimes say that the only two jobs that matter in England are Chief of the Defence Staff and editor of the Times. Others argue for Prime Minister or England’s cricket captain. Either way, a shoo-in is not the way to get the right person. Remember Gordon Brown? Despite the best efforts of some of us to get Alan Johnson or even David Miliband to have a pop, in the end Brown took over as uncontested Labour leader and unelected Prime Minister.

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