Well said. Great header although must admit I dont know more than half th e references. Another blocker to investigative journalism I suspect is the law. You need to be backed by deep pockets I think… (View Post)

Not sure pb.com community can throw any stones when it comes to discussing tweets the public don't care about. (View Post)

Civil service unions lose every fight they get into - if they even bother to try. David Cameron in a coalition govt managed to cut some govt departments headcounts by 40%! Alongside pay freeze, pensi… (View Post)

Honestly I think it's just that the HR rules don't really allow it. A decent govt might have looked at civil service reform (indeed even the current one might have stumbled into it if they'd listened… (View Post)

I did 5 yrs in civil service central govt dept. Think there were automatic increments but don't remember them being as high as 3%. Never understood the fuss about 1% or 3% or whatever. The difference… (View Post)