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The admission comes some three weeks after the Supreme Court, without explanation, held that federal agents could continue stopping and arresting people based on race, language and perceived economic status.

“Looking ahead, long-term recovery will depend on global economic conditions and how the U.S. is perceived abroad.”

Jon Stewart, the Walter Cronkite of Comedy Central’s fake newsroom, says so every time “The Daily Show” is hailed for its perceived trustworthiness in the news and information space.

And it is into this perceived vacuum that Andy Burnham has stridden, again, to the intense irritation of Downing Street and plenty of Labour MPs.

Among those perceived flaws was an addictive personality, a stormy temper and, yes, a desire to “not rock the boat,” as she puts it.