tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post1298193570288945199..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: The Restructuring of GovernmentPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-58473013304428374822007-01-28T15:36:00.000+00:002007-01-28T15:36:00.000+00:00Interesting and intelligent piece Paul. The split ...Interesting and intelligent piece Paul. The split of the Treasury to Economic and Finance is particularly intriguing. Shades of Wilson's Department of Economic Affairs - which notably flopped after an abortive power struggle with the Treasury.Inamicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568351031853796862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-56818869840312081902007-01-24T15:59:00.000+00:002007-01-24T15:59:00.000+00:00Valuable insights Richard, which (although you don...Valuable insights Richard, which (although you don't name him) seem to bear out my point about Blunkett having sabotaged the 2003 reshuffle. I was on the other side of the fence on that occasion, in the Lobby Briefing that took place that evening, and I can confirm that it was complete chaos and no-one from No 10 knew wtf was actually going on. To take one example, lobby hacks were handed a Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-54583818416330288902007-01-24T15:57:00.000+00:002007-01-24T15:57:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-53024712574775046372007-01-24T10:29:00.000+00:002007-01-24T10:29:00.000+00:00The only reason this didn't happen in 2003 is beca...The only reason this didn't happen in 2003 is because a certain Cabinet Minister threw the most almighty wobbler. You will recall that the reshuffle that day took hours longer than usual and came out in dribs and drabs. This was because Blair's initial plan to create a Minstry for Justice (as they have in Scotland) was torn to ribbons by his colleagues.<br /><br />Lord Falconer baled him out byRichard Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-27435042217863949152007-01-23T22:49:00.000+00:002007-01-23T22:49:00.000+00:00I have heard Hilary Benn's name mooted for the rol...I have heard Hilary Benn's name mooted for the role of Minister of Justice. A source sat in his ivory tower at Prison Service HQ said he would be happy with that. Don't forget that Jack Straw comes under the successive Home Secretaries that have not succeeded as Home Secretary in relation to prisons and prisoners.<br /><br />John Reid would make too powerful an enemy for Gordon Brown on the jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.com