Did the civil service stop attracting the best and brightest because Britain is no longer a great power, or did we stop being a great power because the talent intake dried up?
We can’t have on-the-spot or rigorous school inspections, because bad teachers can’t cope. We can’t have payment by performance, because bad teachers will earn less. We can’t dismiss teachers that don’t teach students well, because the unions protect the roadblocks to excellence.
The state of Britain’s economy necessitates a pro-growth mentality now from government.