After further consideration (& your suggestions), here's a starter list for running any country properly:
PM: Paddington
Chancellor: The Count from Sesame Street
Transport Secretary: Ivor the Engine
Foreign Secretaries: The Clangers
Home Sec: Moominpapa
Head of MI5: Danger Mouse
Env Sec: Great Uncle Bulgaria (head Womble)
Justice: Grotbags?
Health & Social care: Cookie Monster, helped by Bert & Ernie
Transport: Ivor the Engine
Science & innovation: Gromit
Space: Mr Spoon from Button Moon
Polar science: Pingu
DCMS: Kermit
Emergency services: Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb
Civil Service: The mice from Bagpuss (we will fix it, we will fix it…)
Comments/modifications?
Helen Czerski
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