# Liberal Cabinet

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-cabinet/843721
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [November 20, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-cabinet/843721 "2019-11-20T19:40:40Z")
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### Author: ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-cabinet/843721/21 "2019-11-27T19:27:28Z")

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Many politicians are lawyers, and many Ministers know little about their seneschal. It reminds me of the Yes, Prime Minister theory of not picking someone too knowledgeable or enthusiastic about their balliwick, lest they start thinking independently or coming up with practical policy.

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