A hard Brexit will be even harder because of Treasury failings | David Walker
by David Walker from on (#2CMJH)
Lord Kerslake's damning report exposes the yawning skills gap at the heart of government - just when we need to manage Brexit
Whitehall needs a strong centre more than ever, to keep the show on the road, to monitor the effects of leaving the European Union and to coordinate Theresa May's government's various (and variously contradictory) initiatives.
The Treasury has to be a pillar of that strength - yet for the past seven decades at least it has abused its power and UK government has suffered as a result, according to a damning report by former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake.
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