Debate: Tsars—are they the ‘experts’ now?

Abstract

As well as ministers, prominent people in particular fields have been employed as government ‘tsars’ or ‘champions’, to lead on or promote particular government policies. There needs to be greater transparency around these posts, so that their effectiveness can be effectively scrutinized.

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Notes on contributors

Ruth Levitt

Ruth Levitt is Visiting Senior Research Fellows in the Department of Political Economy, King's College London. They are undertaking research to map and analyse the tsar phenomenon and would welcome comments— to [email protected].

William Solesbury

William Solesbury is Visiting Senior Research Fellows in the Department of Political Economy, King's College London. They are undertaking research to map and analyse the tsar phenomenon and would welcome comments— to [email protected].