http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/2395/special-advisers-the-great-cull-or-stealthy-rise/?source=rss Institute for Government Blog Tue, 08 May 2012 17:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/2395/special-advisers-the-great-cull-or-stealthy-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Nigeria struck by plague of special advisers - Global Dashboard – Blog covering International affairs and global risks Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:05:25 +0000 http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/?p=2395#comment-599 [...] it decreed a limit on the number of special advisers that each minister was allowed to appoint.  Recent figures show that David Cameron has sixteen “Spads”, Nick Clegg has eleven, and most other [...] [...] it decreed a limit on the number of special advisers that each minister was allowed to appoint.  Recent figures show that David Cameron has sixteen “Spads”, Nick Clegg has eleven, and most other [...]

]]> http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/2395/special-advisers-the-great-cull-or-stealthy-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Scary Biscuits Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:23:00 +0000 http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/?p=2395#comment-205 This, and similar articles, do at least demonstrate that the SpAds are getting their message out. The trouble is, this message is self-serving; it's the old statist message that more people means more output. A theory that the Civil Service tested to destruction under Labour. The opposite is more probably true: fewer, more able SpAds would be more effective. Quantity is no substitute for quantity. This, and similar articles, do at least demonstrate that the SpAds are getting their message out. The trouble is, this message is self-serving; it’s the old statist message that more people means more output. A theory that the Civil Service tested to destruction under Labour. The opposite is more probably true: fewer, more able SpAds would be more effective. Quantity is no substitute for quantity.

]]> http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/2395/special-advisers-the-great-cull-or-stealthy-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Richard Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:52:36 +0000 http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/?p=2395#comment-204 One might also ask, given the coalition's aims of spreading equality of opportunity, where these posts were advertised? Surely they weren't all appointed via the old boy network? One might also ask, given the coalition’s aims of spreading equality of opportunity, where these posts were advertised? Surely they weren’t all appointed via the old boy network?

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