This. This. This. We need to break down the wall between the managerial class - who are taught to despise domain knowledge and those who have the knowledge. See the BritVolt discussions (in governmen… (View Post)

The column has some flaws - the art of leadership includes the art of delegation. To delegate areas of policy to others is at the heart of the job of PM. Gordon Brown drove himself and others mad, at… (View Post)

a I don't think he would last till lunchtime. If a PM did that in the middle of the night, they'd be waking up the Cabinet to get rid of him before breakfast. (View Post)

With my Aunt, the lack of coordination between the various bits of the hospital (NHS) and the care teams outside was chronic. Because I was down as next of kin, they started phoning me to ask what th… (View Post)

Isn't "Did your parents read to you when you were a tiny tot?" a very strong indicator of where you'll end up? (View Post)