Reforming British government and the economy

If Dr. Clarke became prime minister with an absolute majority, how would he reform government and the economy to support it?

He would begin with infrastructure, outcome-based departmental measures, energy resilience, stronger contract expertise, and larger armed-forces reserves.

The proposal starts with more reliable transport and technical infrastructure, then narrows each department to a small set of measurable outcomes. Health services, for example, would be judged by successful treatment and staff retention rather than a sprawling collection of metrics. The proposed energy policy combines faster nuclear construction and national-grid upgrades with easier household adoption of solar panels, batteries, wind power and heat pumps, with the aim of reducing imports. It remains cautious about nationalization but would require infrastructure providers to open their accounts to the Treasury, with railway companies potentially contributing half their profits to maintaining the railway. Better contract lawyers and forensic accountants are proposed to strengthen the government's position with private suppliers, along with larger armed-forces reserves. These are preliminary priorities: large parts of government would need further study before a detailed program could be set.