Edited sentence: His dealings with the sensitive area of the welfare state have often been clumsy, and unthought through.Purnell is on the right-wing side of the Labour party, some of his public statements could just as well have been said by a right-wing Tory politician, as a member of the Labour party.While he appears ambitious and driven, he doesn't spend the time to research subjects he speaks about, which indicates he isn't serious about a career in politics