I'm bored of this, "Ministers can't hide behind civil servants" line. If civil servants screw up, they should carry the can as well. Some of them are becoming like underperforming footballers who say "Who cares. They won't sack me, they'll sack the manager".
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And how can ministers trust the civil service if everything might be leaked?
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Maybe ministers shouldn't tell fibs?
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What if they're fed the fibs by their civil servants and don't know that what the CSs are feeding them is false?https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/status/990911105592684545 …
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Well there is that.. suspect this is more to do with saving face Rudd a little here.. to help her gain some traction again. But will see.
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Good of you to point out majority of Civil Servants shouldn’t and wouldn’t do a decent honest days work unless Ministers kiss their arses Daily.
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As a former civil servant I can attest that a minority at the top and the bottom of the scale, regard themselves as immune to criticism or censure. The top 5% think they are untouchable and their progress up the chain inevitable and the bottom 5% think themselves unsackable.
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Bernard, what should happen if there is endless confusion on whether you are a Civil Servant or not? How loyal can you be to a Minister if you are both a Civil Servant and not a Civil Servant at the same time?
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If you’ve ever watched what happens to people at the top- you will know that everyone lies to them. It’s in their interests to say all they’ve done is exemplary. Promotion ‘n that. Civil servants can get away with it as they are not scrutinised as much as business people are.
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So the people that tried to deport British citizens will be handing in their resignations shortly?
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Unless the
@UKCivilService are inconveniently saying Brexit is going to harm the UK economy, in which case they're treasury morons who should be silenced, right Bernard? https://twitter.com/bernardjenkin/status/958318782191108096 …https://twitter.com/bernardjenkin/status/962647635931918336 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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“Most CSS are imbued with a sense of public duty” - evidence please?
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Javid....good or bad for Brexit Bernard IYO?
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I’d check their speed dial numbers, I bet the Guardian is number one.
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I hope you are also in this political career because of a sense of public duty and not an easy career with a good pension.
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A "sense of public duty" does not excuse the poor briefing her officials gave her before her Commons statements and her appearance before the Select Committe
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so CS were taking a revenge by leaking these memos?
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