The Institute for Government (IfG) produced a report recently in which they analyse the power, influence, and success of the machinery supporting prime ministers. They came up with a number of recommendations. Amongst constitutional law geeks there has been some excitement although I wonder whether this is warranted or not. One campaigning ally of mine described it as the road to Stalinism, but I think not. The Times takes a more measured approach, although the Times’ language suggests that it was fed by a Labour source. The IfG report was produced by a commission consisting of the great and the good, and a number of ex-Civil Servants. This article looks at the report and concludes it's not a route to the gulags. For more, read overleaf ...
Starmer’s politburo?
