Comments on: Incompetence is this government’s middle name http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:55:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bazman http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/#comment-13187 Bazman Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:08:55 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/#comment-13187 Heard on the news that the twenty four billion lent to the 'company' Northern Rock might not be paid back. The Trident weapons system cost "thirteen billion and rising" and employed at one point fifteen thousand people in real jobs. I mean 'real' in the sense of real wages. Five hundred and fifty billion? Just words. Heard on the news that the twenty four billion lent to the ‘company’ Northern Rock might not be paid back.
The Trident weapons system cost “thirteen billion and rising” and employed at one point fifteen thousand people in real jobs. I mean ‘real’ in the sense of real wages.
Five hundred and fifty billion? Just words.

]]> By: Mike H http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/#comment-13042 Mike H Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:19:43 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/#comment-13042 Doesn't the problem of staff rotation go beyond the senior civil servants? One wonders how those senior civil servants in Whitehall cope with the regular turnover in their ministerial government masters. Every few months they're faced with a new boss to train and, because that new minister inevitably wants to make his mark on his new department, probably a whole new set of 'initiatives' to cope with as well. We could do with fewer new announcements (they're usually empty anyway), a lot less change and a lot more focus on delivering competent services that represent good value for money. Doesn’t the problem of staff rotation go beyond the senior civil servants? One wonders how those senior civil servants in Whitehall cope with the regular turnover in their ministerial government masters. Every few months they’re faced with a new boss to train and, because that new minister inevitably wants to make his mark on his new department, probably a whole new set of ‘initiatives’ to cope with as well.

We could do with fewer new announcements (they’re usually empty anyway), a lot less change and a lot more focus on delivering competent services that represent good value for money.

]]> By: Tony Makara http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/#comment-13035 Tony Makara Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:51:45 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/24/incompetence-is-this-governments-middle-name/#comment-13035 Too much bureaucracy, too many departments, making it too easy to pass the responsibility, too little accountablity, the list is endless. The public services need to be trimmed down with all non-essential features eradicated. The data discs fiasco could have been avoided with one person sensibly asking that the discs be delivered by a police outrider. A small price to pay to protect the security of 25 million people. The Labour government has tried to shift the blame onto the little people working on the front line but the blame lies squarely with the Labour government who have shown incompetence far too often for it to be considered bad luck or mere coincidence. Too much bureaucracy, too many departments, making it too easy to pass the responsibility, too little accountablity, the list is endless. The public services need to be trimmed down with all non-essential features eradicated. The data discs fiasco could have been avoided with one person sensibly asking that the discs be delivered by a police outrider. A small price to pay to protect the security of 25 million people. The Labour government has tried to shift the blame onto the little people working on the front line but the blame lies squarely with the Labour government who have shown incompetence far too often for it to be considered bad luck or mere coincidence.

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