Even Tories criticise the Treasury’s ramshackle handling of the spending review and its inability to deem beyond the short-termOn Wednesday we witness a demonstration of just how powerful the Treasury is. George Osborne’s spending review will deliver continuing austerity by bludgeoning government departments into line. But the way the cuts are being done provides a lesson in short-term decision making.
Lots of horse trading but minute or no strategy. Hold a mirror up to yourself,the normally mild Institute for Government tells the Treasury, and you will see an organisation that is often amateur in the art of running government.
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Source: theguardian.com