Yes. Exactly this. If you’ve worked on actual crises where people might die, you tend to understand the need to devolve power and responsibility. Cummings hasn’t. Brilliant campaigner and, personally… (View Post)

That’s really not the practical reality. Each Free School has a contract with DfE and is accountable to it in a way that “normal” schools aren’t. DfE basically took on the LA role. (View Post)

We’ll take them... One pound per dose. They are second hand. (View Post)

I agree. I think it’s generally true that a Department of State needs embedded experts with real experience, you just then also need the safeguard of impartial, more generalist, civil servants and st… (View Post)

In years gone by I would agree with you, but this is a world where the alternative might be Jenrick or Sharma. (View Post)