That kind of expansion may also undo the good work he has accomplished on the balance sheet.

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"When the Department for Energy and Climate Change increases its headcount, for example - as it has done every quarter over the past year - that only serves to undo the good work being done elsewhere to clean away unnecessary fat in the arteries of government, " it said.

BBC: UK Politics

All governments are tackling their other most pressing problem: a prospective rise in pension costs that threatens to undo all their good work on budget deficits.

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