@zoesqwilliams I don't think 'intelligent' or 'stupid' are particularly useful categories for understanding people's behaviour. Toby Young might actually be really sick at Sudoku, or could merk University Challenge idk, but it's the entitlement, cruelty and bigotry that's the key issue here?

@zoesqwilliams Cf Donald Trump - rational rules no longer apply

@zoesqwilliams yes. He lacks #competence . We are entitled to know what the competency criteria were for the role and how they were assessed. Was it objective and comparative with other applicants? Or was it, as often is the case, "the right job for the man".

@zoesqwilliams Judging by the current occupants of 'high office', I'd say stupidity is the main requirement. Frank Zappa was right - there IS more stupidity than hydrogen, and it's therefore the main building block of the universe.

@zoesqwilliams And, not or.

@zoesqwilliams @wilde But Zoe, stupidity is a pre-requisite for unquestioning loyalty to a corrupt regime.

@zoesqwilliams actually he fits the ruling elite profile perfectly with his disregard for the consequences of his words and actions

@zoesqwilliams He shouldn't be considered for the post. They suspended the Sheffield MP for previous remarks,attitudes.

@zoesqwilliams He believes what he says and is nothing less than ernest. Two very dangerous qualities in an idiot.

@zoesqwilliams On the contrary,with this shower stupidity is the only qualification for high office

@zoesqwilliams Stupid, Zoe? He managed a first from Oxford after his comprehensive school education. How did you do there after £30k p.a. Godolphin & Latymer?

@zoesqwilliams Zoe, you support a party leadership that includes those titans of intellect Burgon, Williamson, Corbyn, and Abbott. Maybe better not to use intelligence as the barrier to public office.

@zoesqwilliams If it was about ability, then yes. But you know as well as I do that this is 100% about patronage. He's done his bit for the Party since 2014 and this is his payback. Nothing really changes until this corrupt system does.

@zoesqwilliams It seems it qualifies him even more. Its just so sad must be someone who is not a perv

@zoesqwilliams Yes, exactly.

@zoesqwilliams It strikes me that he has never matured into a fully grown adult. He carries issues and that should preclude him from this position.

@zoesqwilliams Apropos of nothing at all I’m trying to work out who your tweet best describes, Toby Young or Trump. Toss up really. (And therein lies yet another joke....)

@zoesqwilliams and the fact that no woman can dress for a meeting with him without worrying about which top to wear.

@zoesqwilliams Mediocrity overtaking meritocracy ...

@zoesqwilliams It’s illustrative of just how fucking low the bar is in this country. We’re a banana monarchy now aren’t we?