Why is Britain’s government so inefficient? With Jeremy Hunt

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  When it comes to improving public services, the easy bit is spending more.

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  The hard bit is making that spending better.

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  Here in the uk,

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  money is tight and the public isn't exactly delighted with how well the state is performing.

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  So there is a huge amount of pressure to do the hard bit and make the public sector more productive.

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  This week, I'm going to ask how to make the government more efficient.

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  This is the Economics show with Samaya Keynes.

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  I'm joined here in London by former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt.

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  Jeremy, hello.

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  Hi, Samaya.

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  Okay, so on the show, we tend to start with a silly question.

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  So on a scale of 1 to 10,

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  how effective do you think a new Elon Musk style Doge or Department of Government Efficiency would be in the uk?

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  It could be very effective, actually.

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  I want a number.

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  Yes.

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  I think it's not to be sniffed at

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  because you need people who tell the system to think out of the box.

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  And Elon Musk has a lot of authority in the US because he's become a mate of Donald's.

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  And Trump is not someone who's afraid to ruffle feathers.

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