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Why won’t the jokes about Rachel Reeves’s CV go away?

5 December 2024

3:54 AM

5 December 2024

3:54 AM

Why do jokes about Rachel Reeves’s CV persist? One explanation is simple: it’s funny. The Chancellor’s public persona is strait-laced and orderly; the idea of her doing something slightly naughty and gilding her CV is good material for comedy.

But is that all? Reeves’s tweaks to her LinkedIn profile are, bluntly, trivial.

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