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New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People

With an unprecedented Electoral Commission investigation into the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, Boris Johnson could have avoided a lot of trouble if only he had followed the example set by one of his illustrious — and thrifty — predecessors. As chatelaine of No 10, Margaret Thatcher applied the same rigour to spending on decor as she did to the nation’s finances. On one occasion, the Iron Lady vetoed plans for a new carpet in her study. ‘There was a small threadbare square i...