In Australian politics I learned the term “announceables”. Under Morrison it was a rule that there needed to be an announcement every day. Like all arbitrary targets it led to endless stupid bullshit.
Here’s a good example of an announceable.
the GuardianOpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investmentExclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical