There's a sneaky plot afoot to knacker a watchdog already lacking any bark or bite, I can reveal. But now the Cabinet Office, which supports the Prime Minister and his Ministers, is reviewing its role. The Cabinet Office, which supports the Prime Minister and his Ministers, is reviewing the role of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba)It's hard to think of lighter-touch regulation than Acoba's. Worse, former Ministers often wave Acoba letters as proof that the new job, however dubious, was officially signed off. The Cabinet Office – the same gang that runs a blacklist of journalists making 'awkward' Freedom of Information requests across Government – is not about to make Acoba more effective.

Source: Daily Mail June 13, 2021 00:22 UTC