APPARENTLY, the Afghanistan parliament has rejected 17 of the 24 nominations made by the president for people to be cabinet ministers.
Among those rejected was a gentleman who was described as “Warlord and Energy Minister”, which seems to be a wide-ranging portfolio.
In Britain we keep saying that young people have little interest in politics, but the adoption of titles such as warlord could stimulate matters.
However, I have tried to envisage Jack Straw as “Warlord and Justice Secretary” and for some reason it doesn’t quite work.
Martin Birtle, Billingham.
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