The last thing prime ministers think about when they cross the threshold of Downing Street is the need to think longer term. After all, they enter with a manifesto full of ideas that they have been waiting months and years to implement. They need to crack on with appointing their cabinet and rafts of junior ministers, and starting to translate those promises into action.
As the Institute for Government’s new report, Centre Forward, recounts, David Cameron was offered the use of the Blair/Brown strategy unit when he came to office – but had no issues for it to work on. After six months it was formally disbanded.
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