Are British civil servants doomed to fail in the land of the Hobbit?

by Max Rashbrooke • January 30, 2013 • Articles, Comment, The Guardian • 0 Comments

The recent fate of UK leaders in New Zealand highlights the difficulty of parachuting in managers from one country to another. Every country has different rules for its public services – which is why UK civil servants aren’t always a hit overseas. “An unexpected journey” is the subtitle of the first Hobbit film, New...