It’s a pleasant surprise to read “The rise of the staffer brat” and see that at least someone agrees with me about the rising adviser class. The article is a welcome addition to current knowledge of the political process.   

I have always thought that even calling them advisers was ridiculous. If any minister actually needs advice from one of these upstarts, he or she should not be a minister.  

How could “advisers” possibly have any knowledge and experience that could be of any value to a minister when they are still wet behind the ears and have had no experience of the...