What's your greatest weakness?

It takes Churchillian grit to face the nation and say ‘I’m not shit.’ But to quote that eloquent statesman from over the pond, ‘Starmer is no Churchill.’ I, on behalf of this blog’s readership watched the PM’s speech yesterday, delivered to a surreally enthusiastic crowd of Party HQ staff (’We clapped until our hands bled, please don’t give us P45s’) and selected journalists. It was a weird scene, you’d think Starmer’s standing ovation even before he’d uttered a word was in recognition of a great electoral victory. Anyway, he got on with his usual boilerplate stuff about his values, his hard pressed siblings, his working class background and an attempt at filling out that phrase much overused by politicians who’ve just acquired a big fat lip ‘I get it.’ ‘How do you get it mate?’ might well be the response from an ever more pugilistic electorate which has lost interest in tough but empty rhetoric and wishes to see tangible results not worthless slogans dressed up as bankable commitments. Perhaps Sir Keir has some bankable commitments coming up in the King’s Speech tomorrow. It may be a more lifesaving speech from the throne than usual.
 
It may help of course if Starmer employed somebody with actually good advice. I couldn’t help but read a story on Yorkshire Live about an ’expert’s’ suggested answer to an awkward job interview question:
 
‘They advised: "When a job interviewer asks, 'What's your biggest weakness?', interpret the question in practical terms rather than in terms of personality faults.” To illustrate the point, they continued: "Sometimes I let people take advantage of me', or 'I take criticism personally' are bad answers. 'I'm too honest' or 'I work too hard' even if they believe you, make you sound like you'll be irritating to be around or you'll burn out." The expert suggested saying something along the lines of – "my biggest weakness with regards to this job is, I have no experience with [company's database platform]" or "I don't have much knowledge about [single specific aspect of job] yet, so it would take me some time to learn". This approach acknowledges a genuine job-related weakness but one that is 'understandable' and portrays you as someone who is candid, willing to learn, and committed to self-improvement.’ ( 'Correct' answer to give in job interview when asked 'what's your biggest weakness' )

So Keir—stop blathering on about ‘getting it’ (Getting WHAT for God's sake?) and be honest. Give us three (or more) reasons why you’re not up to the job and what exactly you’re going to do about it. Something like ‘I need to learn how to deliver policies that work for ordinary people and stop telling ordinary people how ordinary I am.’ Or show people I will not say one thing and do another, such as supporting the ‘Two state solution’ for Palestine and at the same time turning a blind eye to Israel’s genocide (in the belief that nobody else has noticed it).’ Or . . .   (suggestions on a postcard to the Chief Whip please).