New report out by Open University on relationship between politicians and senior public sector managers makes comparison with ice dancing duo, a delicate mutually dependant partnership and goes by the title Dancing on Ice. But reality is a lot messier than the theory. In some local authorities it might be more accurate to make the comparison with Strictly Come Dancing. See article in Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2013/sep/30/strictly-whitehall-partners-meaning
