That is a good read. Especially interesting is:
But in terms of how things operated, the Vaccine Taskforce is being seen inside government as exemplary. ‘It makes us ask: is it possible to get things done at this speed and with this competence outside of a pandemic?’ says one minister. An unpublished Treasury report on the process is understood to describe it as a blueprint for an industrial strategy in the future.
Finding people with real expertise and applying them to a problem has produced excellent results. Let us hope the learning really hits home throughout government, opposition and civil service.
