Quick thread since I'm up at 6am on a Sunday losing my mind. Dominic Cummings blogged at very great length about a "systems approach to delivery" prior to govt. It means rather than being considered in isolation, issues are considered in terms of how they connect..
my understanding is that Defra, under his confidant Michael Gove, began to take this on - e.g rural land use, food, air quality, marine, and resources and waste were examined to see how they affect one another.
Now can anyone think of a policy issue that seems *absolutely perfectly made for this approach*?

This piece might help https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/national-lockdown-coronavirus-government-boris-johnson-restrictions-circuit-breaker-b1477543.html
Opinion: A national lockdown could mark the start of a better future for the UK

The government has delayed a circuit-breaker too long. To prevent years of suffering and devastation, this is the time to radically change the UK’s approach to the pandemic

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/national-lockdown-coronavirus-government-boris-johnson-restrictions-circuit-breaker-b1477543.html
The question is why - WHY - do we keep hearing reports out of cabinet along the lines of "Rishi Sunak has *won the battle* with Matt Hancock" or vice versa?

Is this just how policy decisions are being filtered through lobby reporters, or is this actually what's going on?
Sage advice - even back in March - has not sought to frame the issue in this way. If our government is, then it's no wonder the strategy for coping with the pandemic seems so chaotic, and indeed always will be. END
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