Control Freak of the Week.

Yes, it's that man again.

I mean, why is the Treasury - the Treasury - doing all this? What are the other ministries doing?

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is an independent office of HM Treasury, established to help Government deliver best value from its spending. The OGC works with central Government departments and other public sector organisations to ensure the achievement of six key goals: Delivery of value for money from third party spend; Delivery of projects to time, quality and cost, realising benefits; Getting the best from the Government's £30bn estate; Improving the sustainability of the Government estate and operations, including reducing carbon emissions by 12.5% by 2010-11, through stronger performance management and guidance; Helping achieve delivery of further Government policy goals, including innovation, equality, and support for small and medium enterprises; And driving forward the improvement of central Government capability in procurement, project and programme management, and estates management through the development of people skills, processes and tools.

Environment? SMEs? Innovation? Equality? Estate management? WTF?

Oh, wait. I know. It's because the Treasury as presently configured is the brainchild and personal fiefdom of the Chancellor of the Exchequer micromanager and control freak extraordinair, Gordon Brown, whatever his actual job title.

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If you read a weird version of this earlier, my apologies. Finger slipped. You know how it is.