George Osborne is to create a “Star Chamber” as part of his attempts to cut government spending. It will be a committee of senior civil servants and politicians. Ministers are invited to present their budgets to them for discussion.
If a minister gains the Star Chamber’s approval he can join the committee to “discuss” other minister’s budgets.
The Star Chamber originated in England in the middle ages as a court to enforce laws against prominent people. The sessions were held in private without a jury or witnesses and those convicted had no right of appeal. According to Wikipedia the Star Chamber “evolved into a political weapon and became a symbol of misuse and abuse of power“.
Interesting historical precedent Mr Osborne has chosen for his management model.
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I used to work for Mars and we used the same term
Interesting to hear the historical precedent. It wasn’t much fun when we went though them.