Mark Drakeford has a really frustrating habit.
The First Minister is, generally, pretty popular among the Welsh public. Of course, there are those who seemingly despise him with every fibre of their being – and like to publicly make that clear – but in the main, Mr Drakeford does enjoy significant support within Cymru.
Part of this is down to a – in some respects carefully cultivated – reputation for being straight-talking, fronting up and generally rising above petty politics.