Former UK PMs Sir John Major and Gordon Brown criticize recent treatment of civil servants and call for a reset in power delegation and a smaller, strategic decision-making body.

Former UK Prime Ministers Sir John Major and Gordon Brown criticize recent treatment of civil servants by their successors, accusing them of undermining good government. They call for a reset in power delegation and a smaller, strategic decision-making body to advise Cabinet. Brown also urges the Treasury to transform into an economic department, sharing power with the prime minister in a National Economic Council.