You have a computer for years. It gets gummed up with old applications, many of which
can’t do the job you need them for today. It hogs far too much memory, and – when it doesn’t freeze entirely – it runs painfully slowly. That’s Britain’s
government: it is clogged with quangos and schemes and even whole departments that eat up vast quantities of tax and deliver very little output.
So it’s time to re-boot government. Back up the useful bits, bin the rest, group your files more rationally, and re-start. Which seems to be what Britain’s coalition government now promises: but will they succeed?
Several countries have been through the same mill – Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, Canada all turned around big budget deficits. I would give the coalition about 7/10 for what they’ve learnt from those countries: a promising start, but more hard work needed.
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