Lord Browne - Successes but ragged at the edges
Does Whitehall welcome businesspeople?
The impact of outside businessmen on Whitehall has often been patchy and limited. There has been cultural resistance, as well as unrealistic expectations and the sheer messiness of politics. But John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, will step down at the end of January after more than four years as the Government’s lead non-executive director recording successes as well as frustrations. As he told the Financial Times, ‘things will always be ragged on the edges, far more ragged in government than in business’.