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A problem of poor body imageThe two main political parties are united in their hostility to ‘unaccountable quangos’, but both have contributed to the growth in non-departmental bodies. Matthew O’Toole paints a picture of our runaway quangocracyIt’s hard to find a politician or commentator...
Tags: david cameron, robin butler, tony wayland wright, quangos, Leadership and Management
The cabinet meetsFormer cabinet secretaries have complained that Labour has undermined the decision-making primacy of the cabinet. But is it really the place to make big decisions, and would the Tories do it any differently? Matthew O’Toole investigatesThe imposing, elliptical table in the Cabi...
Tags: robin butler, andrew turnbull, robert armstrong, gordon brown, margaret thatcher, david cameron, kenneth clarke, francis maude, cabinet, media management, prime minister's delivery unit, Number 10