This pamphlet argues that the time for fundamental reform of the civil service has come, and that it should be treated by all political parties as a ‘day one’ issue, to be tackled at the very outset of a government or premiership. It sets out the essential elements of that reform, and suggests that they should be implemented within three to five years.
A Busted Flush in the House of Cards
Our system of government is an old banger of a car, and it will never produce
