Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 6:18 pm
Real Al wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 4:18 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 3:10 pm
Nearly all politicians have never had jobs outside working for Unions, Councils or Politics in general. How many of them could start up private sector companies and turn them into large businesses !! The largest company of all ''Great Britain UK'' run mainly by incompetent novices.
For example Angela Rayner. British Labour politician. Rayner was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2015 general election and has served as ''Shadow Secretary of State for Education'' since 1 July 2016.
Rayner, left school as a pregnant teenager, worked as a care worker and later as a senior trade union representative with UNISON before entering politics. Early life and education. Rayner was born on 28 March 1980 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. She attended Avondale School in Stockport, leaving school pregnant at 16 with no qualifications. She later studied British Sign Language, care, and counselling at Stockport College, a college of further and higher education. Early career. After leaving school, Rayner worked for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council as a care worker before being elected as a UNISON union representative.
So the child of a woman who cannot read or write, who left school at 16 has bettered herself by studying at college and working as a care worker. Sounds like a rags to riches story and proof that she is not out of touch. You might prefer Rees Smug and Farridge, but they got given everything on a platter.
I should also point out the the country is not a business, otherwise you'd have Conrad Black or Philip Green in charge.
And just in case you'd forgotten, outside the army, Churchill was only ever a politician.
''Churchill was only ever a politician.''
Apart from.... Being an officer in the British army and also a journalist being involved in action in India, Sudan and the Boer war in South Africa.After resigning from the Government, he also served for a period of time as an Army Officer in the front lines in the first world war.
Churchill was also a noted historian, and writer, also an accomplished amateur artist. Just a little bit more than you wrote !!
As to Angela Rayner, a person elevated by lack of other more suitable candidates ( The most educated amongst the labour MPs refuse to serve under Corbyn ) to ''Shadow Secretary of State for Education'' So in Rayners case, is she really the person most suitable and qualified for that job in the Labour party, well according to you.......... YES !!
Bishop joined Orient's groundstaff in June 1952, having played for the club's nursery side Chase of Chertsey, and turned professional as a player six months later. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Swindon Town on 27 February 1954. During his first four seasons he was only selected occasionally, although he made 15 appearances in 1955–56 as Orient won the Third Division South title. However, it was not until the 1957–58 season that Bishop became a regular first-team player, forming a strong defensive line with Welshmen Mal Lucas and Cyril Lea. By the time of Orient's 1961–62 campaign Bishop was ever-present, playing in all 49 of the club's matches as they won promotion to the First Division for the first time.
During Orient's only season in the top flight, Bishop played 39 matches, and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Liverpool on 2 May 1963, his last goal for the club. His other three goals had come during the 1960–61 season, including a 40-yard drive past Howard Radford in a 3–2 win at home to Bristol Rovers on 4 February 1961. He was released in May 1965 by Orient's new manager Dave Sexton, having made 323 senior appearances, making him one of only twelve Orient players to have played more than 300 matches for the club.
Non-league career
After leaving Leyton Orient aged 31, Bishop moved into non-league football with Hastings United of the Southern League. He became player-manager there, bringing former England international Bobby Smith and Welsh U21 international Jim Ryan to the club.
With Hastings narrowly failing to achieve promotion in 1965–66, Bishop moved to Guildford City, again as player-manager.