The Home Office: a crisis in waiting
There is little evidence that the department is ready for the challenges of Brexit
“I DON’T think, under current resources, that the challenge of Brexit can be met, and certainly not met smoothly.” David Wood’s verdict on the Home Office was damning. On October 10th Mr Wood, who until 2014 was head of immigration enforcement at the department, told a parliamentary committee of his grave doubts about his old employer’s ability to deal with Britain’s exit from the European Union. John Vine, a former chief inspector of borders who also gave evidence, said that at the Home Office “management of change was always an issue”. That does not bode well for a department about to face its biggest upheaval in recent times.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A crisis in waiting”
Britain October 14th 2017
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- Scottish independence becomes a more distant dream
- The Home Office: a crisis in waiting
- Poor productivity leaves Britain’s public finances looking shaky
- BAE Systems sheds 2,000 jobs in Britain
- As big magazines lose readers, home-made “zines” are springing up
- The Conservative Party is debating the merits of capitalism
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