Gender balance

Why should people be given jobs on the basis of sex? Some women have already been complaining that there are not enough wimen in the cabinet. If you read my book, Halls of Infamy, you might appreciate what I mean. On several occasions during my political career I failed to get selected for seats because the party believed in “positive discrimination”. As often as not, the successful female turned out to be a rather lacklustre performer. That is almost inevitable when you don’t promote on merit alone.