Government overhaul

The long expected changes in the government have been made. I don't know what to think of them. They're not the big bang some feared: the Prime Minister remains. A Minister who seemed to do well, and a vocal critic of the Head of State in the past, has been removed from her post, which is not very good, and will be a 'special counsellor on reform' to the Prime Minister, which could be good if it doesn't mean she's simply promoted out of harm's way. Furthermore the Minister we would love to see fired will remain, which is very very bad news indeed. It will cause us some major headaches in the near future in terms of implementing our projects.

Continuity is a big problem in this country, largely because of the jobs-for-the-boys game I mentioned earlier. As Ministers and high officials get changed all the time, there's little experience and little corporate memory in key services where these are needed most.