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Greece ruptures 30 years of political consensus in Europe | The Japan Times

February 3, 2015 By in Austerity, Business Administration, Central banks, Defense Policy, Democracy, Euro Crisis, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, Greece, People, Politics Tags: , 1 Comment
Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent, must-read, Reuters article, published in the Japan Times. Check it out!

via Greece ruptures 30 years of political consensus in Europe | The Japan Times.

The article takes a helicopter tour of European politics – rather than healthy democracy, we are increasingly seeing the emergence of the radical left and radical right. The central ground of European politics – so important to peace, stability and growth since WWII – has opened up with a gaping chasm. Ordinary people no longer have trust in the existing political classes.

A year from now, after numerous elections in Europe, we could be witnessing the beginning of the dismantling of the European Union. Everywhere citizens are wary of the European bureaucracy and in particular are hostile to austerity.

Once again, all eyes will be on Angela Merkel, the powerful Chancellor of Germany.

If we throw in terrorism, US withdrawal and increasing differences with Russia, then the risks for Europe are high. Add high risk to an already toxic cocktail of unemployment, negative growth and depression? You don’t need to be an expert – the outlook is seriously worrying.

But it’s still not too late for big bazooka policies…

Thoughts?

Too much, too fast: the government’s ‘welfare revolution’ starts to unwind | Politics | The Guardian

July 27, 2013 By in Austerity, Business Administration, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Central Government, David Cameron, Healthcare, Independent Professional Services, Politicians, Politics, Public Sector, Public Services Reform, Reform, Shared Services, UK Tags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments
English: Risk management sub processes

English: Risk management sub processes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent, MUST READ article by the Guardian. Check it out!

via Too much, too fast: the government’s ‘welfare revolution’ starts to unwind | Politics | The Guardian.

For me, as an expert in transformation management, this is an all too familiar story, especially in the UK Public Sector with:

  • Moving targets
  • Political interference
  • Absence of cohesive strategy
  • Ineffective risk management
  • Poor leadership
  • Unwieldy governance
  • Excessively mechanistic program and project management
  • Ineffective stakeholder management
  • Excessive dependence on big consulting firms, outsource providers, and large recruiters
  • Too many contractors
  • Demotivated staff because of austerity

I look forward to reading Margaret Hodge MP‘s view – she’s the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee; I totally respect her objectivity and trust her judgement.

I suspect that the Cabinet Office and the Treasury will have been faffing around in the background too, adding little of real value.

Any thoughts?

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