Comments on: The Bore cabinet: Spaghetti Junction, or a well-stirred risotto? https://thechamberlainfiles.com/the-bore-cabinet-spaghetti-junction-or-a-well-stirred-risotto/ Politics, elected mayors, LEPs and economic development in the West Midlands Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daz Wright https://thechamberlainfiles.com/the-bore-cabinet-spaghetti-junction-or-a-well-stirred-risotto/#comment-1282 Daz Wright Wed, 30 May 2012 18:56:52 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=3069#comment-1282 One of the principle problems with the previous system was that instead of providing political guidance it just elongated the management structure. Cabinet members were forced to maintain a defence of their directorate and generally repeated what they were told by their strategic director. I don't think that is necessarily too negative as you would hope the strategic director, given how much they are paid, is an expert in that area. What we really need from politicians is ideas, policy and someone that can really hold directors to account. One of the principle problems with the previous system was that instead of providing political guidance it just elongated the management structure.

Cabinet members were forced to maintain a defence of their directorate and generally repeated what they were told by their strategic director. I don’t think that is necessarily too negative as you would hope the strategic director, given how much they are paid, is an expert in that area.

What we really need from politicians is ideas, policy and someone that can really hold directors to account.

]]> By: DerekJohnson_1 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/the-bore-cabinet-spaghetti-junction-or-a-well-stirred-risotto/#comment-1278 DerekJohnson_1 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:15:49 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=3069#comment-1278 Interesting food analogy. However, this comes to mind: http://bit.ly/MY5XZg Interesting food analogy. However, this comes to mind: http://bit.ly/MY5XZg

]]> By: DerekJohnson_1 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/the-bore-cabinet-spaghetti-junction-or-a-well-stirred-risotto/#comment-1280 DerekJohnson_1 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:12:02 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=3069#comment-1280 Culinary musings from @paulmdale via @ChamberlainFile on Labour's BCC governance structure: http://t.co/R1G3RCnT >> More like a dog's dinner Culinary musings from @paulmdale via @ChamberlainFile on Labour’s BCC governance structure: http://t.co/R1G3RCnT >> More like a dog’s dinner

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