There are, and some of them are even not-terrible. And they can reduce prep time, but not to zero. Think of it like a play script; an actor can just walk onto the stage with no rehersal with a script… (View Post)
However, it's probably necessary for third party leaders to do naff gimmicky if they want any sort of attention at all. So a solid 3/5 for putting the effort in. But if Ed Davey is at a children's pl… (View Post)
Agree on the HMRC point- some efficiency gains are just about dumping the cost on someone else. Same logic as the North Korean poo balloons. With the NHS (and chunks of education, I suspect), there i… (View Post)
See also local government. If savings through efficiency were easy, it ought to be possible to point to some council somewhere that has been able to respond to austerity without cutting many activiti… (View Post)