Same here in Australia. Over the last decade we’ve systematically reduced the number of civil servants and increased the number of consultants in government by

Same here in Australia. Over the last decade we’ve systematically reduced the number of civil servants and increased the number of consultants in government by many times. The result is we’ve ended up paying through the nose for worse government. The big consulting firms are leeches on the public purse. They should be used as little as possible.