Michael Heseltine on government bureaucracy

Title

Michael Heseltine on government bureaucracy

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Michael Heseltine underlines the importance of knowing what everyone in a government department is doing, and why. Because there is no central record, he says, new ministers are unable to evaluate the relevance of staff activity. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine

Keywords

Government; Cost reduction; Bureaucracy; Public administration; Information management; Cabinet ministers

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