I think there should be a law where before a Minister 'takes control' of a department, they must, by law, work in that department at a junior level and be shown how it works, what it does and how to run it.
I'd even settle for something experienced and merit based. You know, like every other job in existence.
The Secretary of State for Health - who has also been a (by definition failed) Home Secretary and Chancellor, studied Politics and Economics and ran a bank.
Are we supposed, then, to think he is the best candidate for running the health service? And by extension, was also the best candidate for the Home Office and Chancellor and any other position he may take? What about reshuffles?
There is zero Meritocracy. More importantly, this is why the Tories run our country like a fucked shop
They're all businesspeople. The health service, our beloved NHS, I have no doubt required serious financial management and a savvy attitude to such. But the compassion too, the human side. The experience. The interest.
Every role in the cabinet is essentially devalued. Nobody is there on merit. And I suppose you can extend that to politics as a whole. Meritocracy doesn't exist.