Rachel Reeves, in a recent directive, instructed ministers to provide their spending plans to business leaders, echoing past attempts to align corporate efficiency with governmental oversight.
The governments' eagerness to hand over public scrutiny to business figures, reminiscent of David Cameron's 2010 engagement of Sir Philip Green, illustrates a troubling trend in private sector influence.
Government officials should not be overly deferential to successful business icons, as seen with Rishi Sunak's meeting with Elon Musk, compromising their own authority and accountability.
As Teddy Roosevelt highlighted, the authority of democratic representatives is derived from public accountability, a principle that should not be undermined by accommodating private sector interventions.
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