An open letter to politicians...

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• Treat taxpayers’ money as if it was your own
• Promise only what you believe you can deliver
• Deliver it
• If you can’t, explain why and be honest about it
• Keep the voters and stakeholders informed about what you are doing and aiming to do, the reasons why, and    how they will benefit
• Try to understand the practical impact of whatever you are doing and want to do on those people it will affect
• Encourage feedback and make it easy for ordinary people as well as interest groups to give it.
• Penalise those who abuse their trust as public servants
• Recognise and encourage good professional performance and be intolerant of incompetence
• Strive to leave both the public finances and the reputation of our system of government better than you found      them. Full story...

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