The secret to good government? Actually trying

illustration of Keir Starmer being admonished by Beckett, depicted in headmaster attire. Beckett is pointing his finger at Starmer in a stern manner, emphasizing the need for Starmer to try harder. The background is red

2024-07-17  1008  困难

A new government is a reminder of an old lesson: effort is the most underrated force in British politics. What governments should do is endlessly debated; how they should do it is almost completely ignored. In his book “How To Run A Government”, Sir Michael Barber, a former New Labour adviser and perhaps the most effective aide of the past half-century, sets out a rule of thumb: “Policy is 10% and implementation 90%.” In politics, in other words, trying is nearly everything.

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