50 years ago I'd have said Bill Shankly (aka God). :-) Even Fergie was a bit of a leftie but, like Sir Keir, he was rather too adept at ditching brilliant people a bit precipitously (ask Beckham, Cantona and Van Nistelrooy - they are Fergie's RLBs. He still succeeded, but then again he had masses of charisma and he took absolutely no shit from the media).

There's no time like the present, under these extraordinary circumstances, to do something different. Corbyn got rid of good people too, lest we forget. It didn't work and it doesn't shut people up. Stand up and call it like it is. That's why I mistakenly thought that pfr was referring to Alexei. No pusillanimous apologies for stuff that doesn't need apologising for, tell the truth loud and clear and tell the bloody naysayers where to get off. Read his wiki entry. Fierce honesty always shines through eventually, I feel. Well, I hope.