Making the news today....

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

25 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Should they sack her for breaching ministerial code of conduct?

 

No. 
 

They should review this ‘so called’ code which (anyone with any experience of civil service) knows full well, is designed by civil servants to ensure the perpetual protection of civil servants regardless of how incompetent, inept and ineffectual they may be. 
 

Ask yourself,, is it the Minister that is responsible for departmental inefficiency or is the career civil servants as departmental heads?

 

What happens when (a long overdue) Ministrrial ‘shake up’ is attempted?

 

Apparently, it’s bullying....

 

Complete and utter garbage. 

[Mark J]

15 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

No. 
 

They should review this ‘so called’ code which (anyone with any experience of civil service) knows full well, is designed by civil servants to ensure the perpetual protection of civil servants regardless of how incompetent, inept and ineffectual they may be. 
 

Ask yourself,, is it the Minister that is responsible for departmental inefficiency or is the career civil servants as departmental heads?

 

What happens when (a long overdue) Ministrrial ‘shake up’ is attempted?

 

Apparently, it’s bullying....

 

Complete and utter garbage. 

Personally I couldn't care either way. I'm just bored on a Saturday night.

I think she's a proper rotter though.

 

Edited November 21, 2020 by Mark J

[difflock]

10 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

No. 
 

They should review this ‘so called’ code which (anyone with any experience of civil service) knows full well, is designed by civil servants to ensure the perpetual protection of civil servants regardless of how incompetent, inept and ineffectual they may be. 
 

Ask yourself,, is it the Minister that is responsible for departmental inefficiency or is the career civil servants as departmental heads?

 

What happens when (a long overdue) Ministrrial ‘shake up’ is attempted?

 

Apparently, it’s bullying....

 

Complete and utter garbage. 

Funny enough Kevin, I had been attempting to articulate how infuriating it must be to work with a roomful of intelligent, or at least well educated, but probably both, and certainly smug, knowing they are unsackable, Senior Civil Servants, who delight in frustrating the Ministers honest efforts to introduce needed reforms, while knowing and delighting in knowing that the Minister carries the responsibility for their actions, or inactions, BUT cannot sack them.

Ah pure bliss, for such jobsworths.

And I can do no better than refer to any random episode of "Yes Minister!"

 

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

2 hours ago, difflock said:

Funny enough Kevin, I had been attempting to articulate how infuriating it must be to work with a roomful of intelligent, or at least well educated, but probably both, and certainly smug, knowing they are unsackable, Senior Civil Servants, who delight in frustrating the Ministers honest efforts to introduce needed reforms, while knowing and delighting in knowing that the Minister carries the responsibility for their actions, or inactions, BUT cannot sack them.

Ah pure bliss, for such jobsworths.

And I can do no better than refer to any random episode of "Yes Minister!"

 

I knew you’d ‘get it’ Marcus. 
 

You have to have ‘seen’ it to be able to believe it....

[Logdaft]

We're all doomed I tell you ..... doomed!!! ?

 

Actually ... I think Hermes were delivering it & it got lost in transit! 

 

Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Wildlife officials spotted the "unusual" structure while counting sheep, leaving them baffled.

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by Logdaft

[eggsarascal]

Maradona died, I know he robbed us in 86, but he was something special.

 

 

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, eggsarascal said:

Maradona died, I know he robbed us in 86, but he was something special.

 

 

Yea . You godda hand it to him .

[Khriss]

Oh Mr Stubby!!  Tha should be on t'radio with tha repartee ? appen. K

[eggsarascal]

11 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Yea . You godda hand it to him .

God!

[The avantgardener]