Why special advisers are more than cabinet apprentices
The IfG's latest report, has a number of sensible and straightforward insights and ideas for addressing ministerial effectiveness.
The Institute's latest report, The Challenge of Being a Minister, has produced a number of sensible and straightforward insights and ideas for addressing issues relevant to ministerial effectiveness. But weaved amongst them were two arguments that inevitably invite contention: the rise of career politicians and the impact of special advisers (SpAds).