By the Editor – plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The author reminds us how learning from history is still not exactly our forte. Last year saw the proposal for a far stronger and distinct ‘Prime Minister’s Department’, which would reduce the natural authority the Treasury has over other Whitehall ministries, and pull more functions directly under the Prime Minister’s control.1The Commission for Smart Government, Designing Government for a Better Britain dated June 2021 p7. As Professor Michael Clark suggests in his consideration of the impact of the Integrated Review 2Professor M. Cla…
