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Known unkowns – Lack of clarity in new legislation is no reason for delay
Donald Rumsfeld was ridiculed for using this expression, but it is a useful way to look at the state of uncertainty affecting so many public bodies right now.
The Coalition Government has been in power for seven months, and is now starting to put its ideas into practice. Not all require legislation and, when they do, it is possible to accomplish the desired change just by announcement – even if it needs subsequent endorsement through a change in the law.
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