We need a Musk to cut our spiralling public spending

US PRESIDENT-ELECT has Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk to jointly lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (Doge?) in an effort to cut wasteful government spending.

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In this largely advisory role, Musk has been tasked with "dismantling bureaucracy government and finding much-needed savings in Washington DC. And you can already hear the panicked shrieks from career bureaucrats.

Musk has made no secret of his plans. Throughout Trump's campaign, he suggested cutting nearly a third of the federal government's $6.7trillion budget (a saving of almost $2trillion), as well as documenting all actions online for "maximum transparency". But I'm sure his plans don't stop there.

And he's sure to ruffle some feathers. Perhaps he'll fill the Pentagon with Tesla robots and AI vending machines. Or even install a toilet that plays Bruce Springsteen when it flushes.

This is the same man who fired 80% of Twitter's staff upon its purchase, despite all the naysayers' warnings of an apocalyptic collapse at the social media giant that never materialised. It turns out bone-idle drunk on administrators Starbucks lattes are not as productive as you might think.

Either way, Musk means business. And it's time we did the same here in Britain.