This is what you need to know about the female team Joe Biden is putting together

We should welcome the new team supporting Joe Biden: these are decent and competent people, writes Hamish McRae

Janet Yellen, the economics professor who served as chair of the Federal Reserve Board from 2014 to 2018 (Getty)

Joe Biden is putting together a very good team and that is a huge relief for people on both sides of the Atlantic.  

There are two key qualities to look for when hiring people for any job: loyalty and competence. You need loyalty because you have to have people who will stick around rather than jump to a competitor after a few months, taking what they have learnt about your business to a rival. And you need competence because without that you are done for. Things will inevitably go wrong and you won’t have the people who can fix them.  

Donald Trump’s administration prioritised loyalty, though several key people turned out to be less than loyal. Competence was less prized, and while some appointments – such as that of treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin – worked out well, many others did not.