Bah they are messing with one of the good bits of the UK governmental system

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http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1440623,00.html

Dispersing the power of the treasury is a bad idea. It's the last bastion of proper cabinet government. The last bastion against a presidential prime-minister. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been a powerful counterbalance to any PM and now they want to un-pick this.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 18 March 2005 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a study by Lord Birt = it will probably be so mad that even the government won't want to adopt it.

Aren't the top end of the civil service having a strike soon? This smells awfully like a "behave or we'll give you a ridiculous reorganisation to deal with!" plan.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 18 March 2005 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

i thought the lords was the last bastion againsts a presidential prime minister

*ducks and runs*

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 18 March 2005 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a study by Lord Birt

One more reason why Tony Blair must die

― Ther Return of the Son of Dadrockismus (Dada), Friday, 18 March 2005 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

... actually two more reasons: ennoblement and listening to what the cunt has to say about anything

― Ther Return of the Son of Dadrockismus (Dada), Friday, 18 March 2005 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

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