Let's see. I believe progress comes from technology, not politicians. Musk isn't a politician...

I suspect Musk's main concern is shutting down any federal organisations that can regulate his businesses. Following which he's highly likely to lose interest in the whole process.

Every government arrives claiming they will cut bureaucracy and save money. Every government until now has failed, maybe Saint Elon is different but it looks to me that he has been set up to fail by Trump, ready to be dumped on at a suitable moment.

Thanks, OI. That USA Today article conclusively proves that DOGE is failure less than two months after its creation 🙄

Here you go KD [Link] DOGE is having remarkably little effect but Trump can use it as a front and then when he's bored with Musk, blame him for the lack of progress.

Sadly inefficient bureaucracy seems to be a national disease not restricted to our public services. I suspect it comes down to the decline in individual morality. People do what is best for them not best for their service, customer or country. Can't blame them I suppose if they feel they have no higher motivation.

The Lib Dem MP for Chesham & Amersham says hi.

Exactly government failings of all colours. HS2 was proposed in 2009!

The disturbing thing about HS2 is that those useless European countries, such as Italy, Ftrance and Germany, can build hundreds of miles of high speed railway quite quickly whilst we can't manage to build 50 or so.

It's about cutting inefficient spending by central government, old fruit. And Starmer wants AI to cut waste. This stuff is the very essence of DOGE.

Hs2 is a public entity and public project.perhaps if it was a PFI/PPP it would actually get built on time and on budget

We also can't afford anything because of all the leaching private firms sucking billions from the public teat.

Starmers cutting the bloated civil service too- good stuff

DOGE-ing seems to consist of running around with a chainsaw, whilst your mate the President quietly tells the various Secretaries of Departments not to take a lot of notice of you. To be honest that doesn't sound quite like what is happening to NHS England

Is BUPA doing a discount yet to join?

Maybe, but if 'we can't afford anything', it's partly because the government spaffs billions on inefficient bureaucracy.

It doesn't matter what it's called

Oh, right. Was NHS England already being scrapped before Starmer, erm, just made a major announcement about NHS England being scrapped?

Starmer isn't going to do anything of the sort. It's already happening anyway. He just says this to produce this reaction from you both and many others like you.

Looks like a lot more fans will be seeking discount tickets for home matches soon.🙄

Wow sir kier turning Tory,goodbye NHS England

Fair play to Keir Starmer for DOGE-ing the NHS.

His standing foot clearly nudged the ball before he kicked it. Shame, i wanted Ateti to win so it would be an open last eight

I see VAR is now being used in penalty shootouts as well

The tanker was in effect in a ships carpark which the other vessels knew about having been employed on the route regularly so would have known of this. As others have said, ⏰ alarms would be going on board, regardless of any blocking or jammer type security measures they may have. I think it's certahuman error, the cause however remains to be discovered.