Here is a great blog, by Matthew Coakley, describing how he has fallen in love with Geordie-land following his transfer to the Treasury’s Darlington Economic Campus (DEC).
A key argument for having more staff based outside Whitehall is a better appreciation of local issues. That suggests that ministers need to roll the DEC model out more widely and recreate something akin to the old GOs. You’re no more likely to understand Blackpool if you’re based in Darlington than if you’re based in London.
A key argument for having more staff based outside Whitehall is a better appreciation of local issues. That suggests that ministers need to roll the DEC model out more widely and recreate something akin to the old GOs. You’re no more likely to understand Blackpool if you’re based in Darlington than if you’re based in London.