Reeves was indeed never the British Girls' Under 14 Champion as she claimed. She won a different tournament with a similar name – rather like confusing the Championship with the Champions League in football. See alexedmans.com/was-rachel-re… for the facts. She also breaks a very basic rule at 0:27 by moving with one hand and pressing the clock with the other. The laws require the same hand for both, to ensure you've completed your move before starting your opponent's clock. A Chancellor should be judged primarily on her policies, not her chess. But whether to raise taxes, increase welfare, or cut defence is subjective. Whether you were British champion or follow the rules is objective. If you misrepresent the facts and ignore the rules in small things, it inevitably affects trust in the larger things.