With the issue of Brexit trundling along it raises the question of “is this real leadership?” The parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall on Monday 5 September rambled all over the place when considering a petition for a second referendum once the terms of Brexit are known. Many of the excuses for withholding a further reference […]
I was having a discussion the other day with a senior Civil Servant about the impacts of Primary and Secondary Legislation on workload in government. Historically Government has always distrusted minor errors creeping into administrative areas even when it can be shown that their incidence is very small, paling to insignificant. The response has mostly […]
Now this is going to be quite short but covers the important issue of Civil Service accountability. Over recent years I have come across a number of instances where the Civil Service in the execution of their duties have seen fit to impose an interpretation of the Law that has no foundation in legislation. All […]
There has been plenty splashed all over the media in the last weeks about sleaze and lack of integrity in general. Whether that has been the expenses issue in Parliament, the treatment of retired Gurkhas or the contempt for shareholders in setting the remuneration of senior execs at Royal Dutch Shell and elsewhere. What much […]
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