Anyone shocked to see how young all the important people are?

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I'm usually fairly well informed on current affairs but I get most of my information from written word or radio. I know the name of the Educatiom Secretary, for example but I wouldn't recognise him.

Since I've been watching the briefings, I've been somewhat distressed to realise just how young some of these people in very responsible places are.

I know it's my age, but anyone else?

Such as.....?

All of them, the Chancellor, Education Minister, Minister for Health, they all look like children to me

You must be getting very old then

The older I get, the younger everybody else looks...

This is a young cabinet - most are in their late thirties to early fifties. I think prime ministers (or shadow prime ministers) tend to recruit people younger than them.

Rishi Sunak is actually 63, he just uses a very good moisturiser.

Sunak is there, at 39 and with the kind of experience most investment bankers have, because he’s the son in law of the founder of Infosys. His wife’s family will have the Indian government’s ear when it comes to trade negotiations.

Oh yes. At a hospital appointment a few weeks back, the doctor didn't look to me old enough to have sat his GCSE!

If you're good enough, you're old enough.

To be fair, Chris Witty and Patrick Vallance (not politicians I realise) do not look young. Boris is 55 which may be young to some people but not in the grand scheme of things.

It is a younger than usual cabinet but that is partly because a lot of older Tory backbenchers wouldn't be up to or wouldn't fancy the cabinet positions.

PolPotNoodle you had me there, (Sunak aged 63), you bugger!

Distressed?? Really?! 🙄

Yes really Chelseacat

They'll all look a hell of a lot older by Christmas . .

Yes, they will age rapidly

Why are you distressed? Have any of them given you reason to believe their age is preventing them from doing their job?
You sound really patronising tbh

You're not wrong OP

Nor are you @rslsys

The minister of health looks like a child to you? Really?

Did anyone really think this was intended to be serious?

They do all look really young to me but as I said, I realise that is because of my age. The policemen get younger every year thing.

I'm only 36 OP, and I think a lot of them look disturbingly young these days!!

I remember reading a blog post from someone (can't remember who but think it might have David Beckham) who talked about sitting at a formal dinner next to a bloke who looked about 30 and introduced himself as the President of Brazil.

I think you are just getting old I'm afraid.

Boris is only 55?!?!?!?! On what planet? No bloody way he's that young. He looks 65 at least.

Hancock is still looking pretty youthful and perky. Whitty is 53 and looks about that. I don’t think that’s young to be in his role, his experience is exceptional.

I do find myself wondering how they’re all sleeping. I was feeling pretty stressed last night and couldn’t switch off for hours and hardly anyone is relying on me for anything!

If it is any consolation, they will all have aged by at least twice the normal rate by the time they leave government.

My current gp (spanish) is 12, I'm sure! Hes so cute and keeps trying to grow a beard..no chance.