09 November, 2010

Keeping them busy

The Brown years found government departments beset with targets. Some say they keep the public sector focussed, others, such as critics of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, where patients were allowed to die as long as the targets were met, think they distract people from their jobs. But here is a new one, courtesy of Paul Waugh of Politics Home:

The Home Office's plan to end targets by October 2010 is listed in their business plan as 'overdue'.

They have missed their target to get rid of targets.

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