Chancellor, George Osborne, has intensified his pressure on Whitehall to kick-start Britain's moribund economy, by urging all central government departments to focus on growth.
The chancellor has long viewed responsibility for Britain's economic recovery as the domain of a range of Whitehall departments, and not simply the traditional triumvirate of the Treasury, Number 10 and the business department. At a Cabinet meeting last week, Mr Osborne warned all Whitehall departments they must produce ideas on how to support growth and job creation by tackling business barriers, such as over-burdensome regulations or bureaucracy.
