..each ministry has an allocation of money to spend on projects agreed to by the government. Every Secretary of State is acutely aware that his tenure of office maybe very short, so he picks out a major contract for himself from the many available. It's the one way to ensure a pension for life if the government is changed overnight or the minister simply loses his job. Jeffrey Archer
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This quote is a very common one which can be interpreted in different ways. For example, it could mean that the minister has a list of projects that he wants to be involved in and will use his position to benefit from the work. This has been used to explain why some ministers are so focused on their own projects that they neglect others or fail to see what is happening around them.

Source: A Quiver Full Of Arrows

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