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Mission impossible: Boris’s attempt to rewire the British government

Covid has revealed what is wrong with Whitehall

4 July 2020

9:00 AM

4 July 2020

9:00 AM

It’s never a good sign when a government relaunches itself. Look what happened at the end of Theresa May’s time in power — there was a relaunch almost every other week, each one with diminishing effect. But although it has been over-hyped, Boris Johnson’s attempt to start again isn’t a mere re–branding exercise.

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