Debate: Freedom, power and capacity—analysing the fallout from the UK’s ‘Brexit’ referendum

TY - JOUR

T1 - Debate

T2 - Freedom, power and capacity—analysing the fallout from the UK’s ‘Brexit’ referendum

AU - Ferry, Laurence

AU - Eckersley, Peter

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PY - 2017/1

Y1 - 2017/1

N2 - This short article sets out how the capacity constraints in the UK civil service mean it will struggle to deliver any other political priorities as it deals with the process of exiting the European Union. As a consequence, the UK Government will not be able to deliver on many of the promises made by prominent politicians who campaigned to leave the EU, and public disillusionment with the political process is likely to increase.

AB - This short article sets out how the capacity constraints in the UK civil service mean it will struggle to deliver any other political priorities as it deals with the process of exiting the European Union. As a consequence, the UK Government will not be able to deliver on many of the promises made by prominent politicians who campaigned to leave the EU, and public disillusionment with the political process is likely to increase.

KW - Brexit

KW - public administration

KW - UK

KW - expectations

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84996992917&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/09540962.2016.1249218

DO - 10.1080/09540962.2016.1249218

M3 - Comment/debate

AN - SCOPUS:84996992917

SN - 0954-0962

VL - 37

SP - 2

EP - 3

JO - Public Money and Management

JF - Public Money and Management

IS - 1

ER -