An able civil servant is the stuff which makes good governance, but many of the so-called "serious" folks on the left forget that there also needs to be a purpose, and ably representing constituent interest better than the others is the most important of those purposes, particularly on the left.

I also get a kick out of Ms Kant being described as "German". She sure sounds Dutch to me, she almost makes Dutch sound beautiful...and what's more, far too pretty to fit that label!

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant