BIRD’S WORDS

Creativity flourishes around us, so why not in government?

Last week, as the contest to become the new leader of the government began, I met an MP who told me of her choice. She was going to vote for ____ because she believed that ____ had all the signs of common sense, honesty, integrity, commitment, diligence, etc, that you would expect from a leaderly prime minister. She waited for my view of ____ as the best of all candidates.

But I was not to be drawn. Standing outside Parliament I gave her a few bon mots