Kuala Lampur, July 13 -- "If you are going to do something, do it properly. Don't do anything just for the sake of it. It must make a difference," said the newly elected British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer as he cracked the whip, at his first cabinet meeting last Saturday.

Starmer had chosen his cabinet precisely based on their talents, performance, standards and delivery of the job to handle the deep public frustrations of the last 14 years where the British economy had struggled to grow.

"I will be chairing most boards to make sure everything is a priority in my government. We will work tirelessly to give people back a belief in Change," he promised, barely before the electoral dust had even settled.

The major formidable tasks a...