Why is it that we have many, many plans, but our instruments for delivering and monitoring those plans are not well developed? How can we learn when we rarely take the time to reflect on what has gone well, and what has gone badly, what was value for money, and what was not?  I get a lot of press releases. Many press releases come from government departments. As in all things, there is a season to the timing of announcements to obtain the greatest effect. Some years there are more, and some years there are less, but I would estimate…