Posted by Richard D North under 'Power To The People!' / Presentation or policy? on 18 November 2009. No comments.
For hundreds of years, the british have accepted some very odd fictions as being valuable to good government. As these tumble – or shake a bit – one wonders if we are being as clear-eyed as we think. More »
Posted by Richard D North under Dare to be dull / Post-Bureaucratic world on 5 November 2009. No comments.
Making government better by making it businesslike has a certain appeal. The trick is not to confuse policy with delivery. More »
Posted by Richard D North under Dare to be dull / Post-Bureaucratic world on 7 September 2009. No comments.
There is fresh and useful interest in improving the way a Prime Minister should engage with the Cabinet, and through the Cabinet with the Civil Service. By the way, hardly anyone is being too nostalgic for an imagined golden yesteryear. Here are some of the signs. More »
Posted by Richard D North under 'Power To The People!' / Dare to be dull / Death of ideology / Post-Bureaucratic world on 6 June 2009. No comments.
Here’s a quick guide to Parliamentary Reform
It’s in two parts (after v brief remarks by MBG editor):
(1) Current proposals for the reform of Parliament
(2) Some shakers and movers on the reform of Parliament
Posted by Richard D North under Uncategorized on 1 June 2009. No comments.
Gordon Brown wants more rules and laws. Peter Hennessy wants MPs to show more character. Perhaps this is the big new divide on MPs, Parliament and The Constitution. MPs can best show character now by organising their own reform of their own House. More »
Posted by Richard D North under Rehab for Bush on 27 May 2009. No comments.
Alright, I admit it, Mr Bush’s reputation remains low. But it is fascinating to watch President Obama follow George W’s most controversial policies – the ones for which he is most reviled. More »
Posted by Richard D North under Dare to be dull on 25 May 2009. No comments.
After a few weeks of “crisis”, we’re already past the worst and into some very constructive stuff about the future of Parliament and MPs. Here’s a summary of the proposals so far. More »
Posted by Richard D North under The Political Class on 9 May 2009. No comments.
You can never have a perfect politics or perfect politicians. So what’s to be done when members of Parliament are derided when they behave very well and are despised when – as they fill in their allowance claims – they stray from nobility? More »
Posted by Richard D North under 'Power To The People!' / Dare to be dull / Death of ideology / Presentation or policy? / The Initiative Blizzard / Uncategorized on 28 April 2009. No comments.
Gordon Brown took a lot of stick for his impromptu announcement of an initiative to clobber MPs’ expenses. It shows how careful you have to be when you go in for de haut en bas informal commnications on social media. More »
Posted by Richard D North under 'Power To The People!' / Dare to be dull / Presentation or policy? on 14 April 2009. No comments.
There is little surprise in finding that Gordon Brown’s vindictive nature has led him into doing serious damage to his own administration. His team’s failure with Red Rag has wider lessons, though. More »
