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I have observed this principle in practice for years. However, listening to the announcement this morning on revalidation of Doctors it just occurred to me that it seems particularly relevant in terms of Government Ministers. What on earth does the failed Minister for Culture Media and Sport know about the NHS?Wikipedia said:The Peter Principle is a belief that, in an organization where promotion is based on achievement, success, and merit, that organization's members will eventually be promoted beyond their level of ability. The principle is commonly phrased, "employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence." In more formal parlance, the effect could be stated as: employees tend to be given more authority until they cannot continue to work competently.
What other examples can you think of where people are promoted or hired to "their level of incompetence"?