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Kemi Badenoch: We must stop rewarding ministers for managerialism — and reprogram the state

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Summary
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63% Informative

Post Office inquiry moves away from Horizon IT scandal to business of government.

Government is rarely able to act quickly without some risk of falling foul of the law.

The system fundamentally doesn’t want to be changed - and has a deep-seated interest fighting back against change.

It rewards managerialism among ministers, as reliably steering a department clear of legal challenges becomes more important than enacting policies that deliver prosperity or security for the British people.

We need to improve our system of governance and accountability beyond box ticking and avoiding judicial review.

Otherwise, we will never be able to do right by the victims of scandals like Horizon , or deliver the real change the British public want to see.

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72

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informal

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English

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53

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short-lived

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