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By Hugh Heclo
Little has been written that may inform an individual how the spending departments, Treasury officers and cupboard participants truly engage with one another and with the area open air to supply the vast development of public spending. Admirable old paintings has given us a few wisdom concerning the keep watch over of public monies in the course of former centuries, yet facts on present practices is nearly non-existent. The fight for cash maintains this present day and continues to be as politically informative as ever. This publication is ready that fight.
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But spending departments are not likely to continue doing so forever. An army of hoary but useful strategies will be mobilised to deal with the equally ancient system of short-term cash budgets. Since the real bargaining and decisions relate only to the next year, 'nose of the camel' strategies will come back into vogue, as seemingly small spending bids are made to open the way for larger commitments thereafter. Spenders will have more reason to exploit immediate crises and 'hard cases' that can be met by a quick shot of money in the coming year.
Yes, definitely. But at least those interested in policies and those interested in budgets would be in a position to argue knowledgeably with each other and with those on the outside who were once inside. At least Parliament would have another type of official to call upon for information. Who knows, the potential for embarrassment may be so great that even ministers might take notice of the issues. We have (or perhaps had) a friend in the Treasury who, in commenting on this manuscript, argued that the Treasury had tried to enlist the support of outside opinion in implementing the good sense of the original Plowden report.
Had it not been for the existence of a single former official, Wynne Godley, with some backing in Parliament, who could read XXXVlZl The Private Government of Public Money numbers that emerged by coincidence, there would have been little chance of knowing about the problems. No one should wish to defend a system that depends for correction on accident and apostasy. Any real change had to await a major crisis and the accompanying shift in climate. When change did occur, it was the work of insiders, who were not reluctant to use outsiders in Parliament and the press, but only when it suited their purposes.