Opinion

Most governments are thick, but some spectacularly so

06 October 2019 - 00:04

By peter bruce AND Peter Bruce

It is hard, sometimes, to find the right words to describe the madness of governments. Most are stupid and slow. Ours can be spectacularly thick. Not long ago it contrived to force the resignation of Mark Barnes, the only CEO in 25 years to leave the Post Office in better shape than he found it.

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