I'm not convinced by David Miliband's article about "reform" of the state:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/17/the-treasury-doesnt-know-best?CMP=twt_gu
In many ways over the last twenty years we have had too much reform, which has created a sense of chaos and permanent revolution, and undermined the capacity of institutions to steer society.
The answer is to devolve state power down to institutions and encourage those institutions to create policy that can be enacted by central and local government. This requires allowing the nexus between charities, professional associations and private companies to flourish. This can only come from the state investing status (through recognition, honour and devolved budgets) down to insitution level.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/17/the-treasury-doesnt-know-best?CMP=twt_gu
In many ways over the last twenty years we have had too much reform, which has created a sense of chaos and permanent revolution, and undermined the capacity of institutions to steer society.
The answer is to devolve state power down to institutions and encourage those institutions to create policy that can be enacted by central and local government. This requires allowing the nexus between charities, professional associations and private companies to flourish. This can only come from the state investing status (through recognition, honour and devolved budgets) down to insitution level.
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