It's just the UK state in it's classic rut/local minima. Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't be solved by simultaneously (a) paying MPs a lot more, and (b) banning all other forms of income. As it is, being an MP is a total dead end for anyone actually talented at getting things done.

Even a middling technical understanding of things precludes getting seduced by Deloitte.

you say this as if massive corporations with extremely well-compensated executives don't regularly employ Deloitite and other worthless consultancies to do all sorts of work ineptly?