Emotional Governance

It may be old, but oh, it still sparkles like a spreadsheet caught in a thunderstorm. The emotional optics? Still foggy. Mascara economics? Smudged, yet profoundly symbolic. Fiscal melodrama? Timeless chaos with charted tears. And let’s be honest: “power with a wobble” might be the most accurate political setting available.

Bloggyness doesn’t forget, it archives chaos in cheeky fonts and rereads it slowly when the headlines feel too beige.

So, Reeves cried.
In Parliament.
On camera.
While the pound quietly packed its bags and the bond markets screamed into their spreadsheets.

And Bloggyness? Bloggyness blinked.
Not because tears are scandalous.
But because the Chancellor of the Exchequer just turned a personal wobble into a £2bn economic mood swing.

Reeves didn’t just cry.
She cried while sitting behind the Prime Minister, who didn’t notice, didn’t flinch, and didn’t confirm she’d keep her job.
Markets noticed though.
They noticed hard.
Gilt yields spiked. Sterling tanked.
One commentator called her tears “the most expensive in history.”

Sandra Bullock got paid $70m for crying in Gravity.
Reeves? Her tears nearly cost the UK 40 times that.
Now that’s what we call mascara economics.

or Just a Bad Day?

Reeves said it was a “personal matter.”
Fair enough.
But when your personal matter causes a fiscal migraine and a leadership question, maybe it’s time to rethink the optics.

She’s been called “absolutely miserable,” “toast,” and “a human shield for incompetence.”
Even Piers Morgan got involved, accusing her of crocodile tears and demanding the truth.
(When Piers is your emotional barometer, you know things are spicy.)

• If your spreadsheet cries, maybe don’t present it to Parliament.
• If your fiscal rules are so tight they snap under pressure, maybe loosen the corset.
• If your PM can’t confirm your job security mid-tears, maybe update your LinkedIn.
• If your welfare bill causes a rebellion, a U-turn, and a £5bn black hole, maybe rethink the vibe.

Nothing left to add, except maybe snacks and therapy!

Maybe check out a more formal framework on Emotional Governance: Guiding Mind, Body, and Interaction?