Have the Tories rediscovered the Right instincts?
If power without responsibility has been the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages, then the lot of a government minister can seem like responsibility without power. In private moments,
ministers complain that they are overwhelmed by paperwork and have to drive change through a recalcitrant Civil Service.
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