Failure to adequately prepare politicians for the realities of ministerial life means many lack the skills and training needed for high office, according to a study by the Institute for Government.
Its report The challenge of being a minister claims this results in frequent reshuffles and a limited ministerial life-cycle of two years, which prove damaging to the quality of government. Lord Adonis, director of the think-tank further suggests that being a special adviser (SpAd) represents ‘an excellent preparation – in many ways, an apprenticeship, for ministerial office.'
