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A BBC report on Starmer’s new cabinet. Of the 24 ministers, 11 are women. Maybe Starmer was reluctant to go for gender parity at this stage, as it would appear tokenistic, but look at the roles of these women, some of whom (e.g. Rachel Reeves, Chancellor) have long made noises about improving the lot of women – and by implication, worsening the lot of men. The 11 women:

Angela Rayner (Deputy PM)

Rachel Reeves (Chancellor)

Yvette Cooper (Home Secretary)

Shabana Mahmood (Justice)

Bridget Phillipson (Education)

Liz Kendall (Work & Pensions)

Louise Haigh (Transport)

Lisa Nandy (Culture)

Jo Stevens (Wales)

Lucy Powell (Leader of the Commons)

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Leader of the Lords)

Interesting.

Our thanks to Gerry for this.

Interesting.

Our thanks to Gerry for this (Mail, £).

Interesting (video, 2:24).

Our thanks to Mike P for this excellent piece published by TCW on 1 July.

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Wonderful news.