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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Williams-fig1.png11711102Fixing defence procurement is a common goal of governments. Yet not only have we not seen improvements in this function, many objective measures indicate that over the last decade it has significantly deteriorated. There are two reasons for this inertia. First, to effect real change, clear and unequivocal direction must come from the prime minister. […]