Ties between ministers and civil servants have atrophied.
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Ministers and civil servants used to work hand in glove, but that relationship has steadily eroded since the 1980s.
There is no manual for a job at the top of government but a few golden rules are largely agreed upon by those who have experienced ministerial life.
A departmental redesign is useful, but progress still depends on political will.
The levelling up white paper outlines plans for regional devolution in England, but they will be meaningless without reform at the top.
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