Britain’s system of public appointments needs to be overhauled by an incoming government over alleged Tory cronyism that has seen dozens of former MPs, party supporters and donors given key public roles, campaigners have urged. The public appointments system was reformed in the 1990s, but ministers still retain significant powers during the selection process. Experts say the current system in effect allows a party to “colonise” key parts of the state.
The above appeared in the Guardian on 2nd June. Since then allegations of Tory staffers betting on the date of the Election have appeared while the scandals of Baroness Mone & PPE and the privateering water companies continue
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