Starmer has sacked his PPS Nin Pandit. Briefed to the BBC this morning…
After joining in November 2024 post-Sue Gray she is “expected to be given another role in government” and the BBC is told she “retains his confidence.” There will be some sighs of relief among political appointees in government…
As co-conspirators will have read on these pixels Pandit has been on the receiving end of criticism for being “hopeless,” abrasive, and ineffective in government. Which the BBC has been told by Downing Street now…
The finger was also pointed at Pandit for blocking the launch of Rayner’s ODPM. Starmer’s slow-moving personnel circus marches on…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”