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February 2010
An old-fashioned view of good government
February 15, 2010 by Matthew Taylor
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‘Good Government’, the Better Government Initiative’s (BGI’s) recent report, received a predictable reception in the press. Its criticisms of ‘sofa government’, excessive and poorly drafted legislation, and the expansion in special advisers’ numbers and influence appeared in headlines such as: ‘Top mandarins in attack on New Labour’. Along with evidence to the Chilcott inquiry and various comments by former Whitehall bigwigs, the... Read full post