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Samizdata quote of the day – Reform are shaping up nicely Kruger’s presentation began with the announcement of Reform’s intention to develop a far more detailed agenda for government than any incoming administration in recent memory, including a range of pre-written legislation to give them a running start to their first term in office. In addition, the party will have candidates lined up for key appointments, bringing in ‘expertise, advice and executive capacity’ from outside Whitehall, to both civil service leadership and ministerial roles. The intention, according to Kruger, is to ensure that a Reform Government is positioned to give a clear list of priorities to civil servants upon entering Downing Street — not the other way around.
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Good to hear, although it will only stiffen the resolve of opponents. I expect there are a number of Civil Servants, QUANGOs and NGOs who expected to ‘shape’ a new Reform government.
Parliament governing. Whatever next?
The SNP did this for the 2014 referendum and it was the death of them.
@Quentin
Your point is a good one, but, in the current situation, doing a “second Term Trump” is absolutely essential.
Cummings has laid out the problems faced by any government when grappling with an entrenched hostile civil service/bureaucracy
https://dominiccummings.substack.com/p/people-ideas-machines-xiv-lessons
Interesting – and Kemi Badenoch has already done a similar thing for the Conservatives, detailed policy and preparations (including expensive legal advice) for dealing with officials and “experts”.
However, both the Reform Party and the Conservatives face the same problem – the next General Election will not be till 2029 (most likely May of 2029 – to coincide with the council elections) and there will not be much of a country left by then.
The situation really is that bad – decline economic (and cultural – societal) decline is going to accelerate into collapse.
I am old and poor – I can not leave, but if you have financial means,or you are young and have marketable skills – LEAVE.