What the next prime minister should do with the Whitehall structure

摘要

Machinery of government changes are an insidious temptation for any Government, new or old. For the tired or discredited administration, oblivious to cliches about chairs and the Titanic, they can provide the semblance of change and a new dynamism.For an incoming one, they offer an easy taste of the headiness of power and a facade of considered strategic direction.