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Future conservative and recent and future labour leadership candidates.

Recalls to mind the following classification of officers adopted by the Prussian Army General Staff, twit:

Prussian Army General Staff
Classification of officers

All Officers exhibit 2 out of 4 basic human characteristics : intelligence, stupidity, laziness and and industriousness..
Officers who are intelligent and industrious make excellent staff officers.
Those who are intelligent and lazy are fit for the highest command since they don't get bogged down in detail and have a clear view of the whole battlefield.
Those who are stupid and lazy can be safely ignored.
Those who are stupid and industrious must be identified and rooted outs soon as possible before they do irreparable damage.

I was running the runes over contemporary politicians and lo and behold…

Wonderfully put Peter. Very relevant.

I am undecided as to exactly where Owen Smith fits into these criteria as he seeks a mandate to run the country Post Brexit, after all he is Welsh.

although ostensibly Welsh he is no Keir Hardie