Tag Archives: values

In which the farewells begin transparently …

Posted on February 16, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

I’ve been to a coffee morning this morning to bid farewell to my excellent team. It was one of those happy-sad occasions. We chewed the cud over the funny incidents and accidents of our time together. And we talked about … Continue reading →

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In which I wonder, I really do …

Posted on January 13, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

Few things illustrate the impoverishment of our public life better than the weekly charade of Prime Ministerial Questions. Quite what the participants think we, their bosses, get from this exercise is hard to fathom. Perhaps we are meant to be … Continue reading →

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In which the snow becomes general …

Posted on December 1, 2010 by redundantpublicservant

One of the upsides of sliding inexorably towards being fired is that my diary is rather empty. What was a fertile plain of meetings, events, conferences and the like is now an empty tundra. Of course there’s stuff to do … Continue reading →

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In which I try to be a comfort to quango colleagues on this their ‘day of days’ …

Posted on October 14, 2010 by redundantpublicservant

It’s going to be a hellish bad day (again) for many colleagues in all sorts of organisations. So this is for you as you contemplate the untruths that will be said about you and wonder what any of you ever … Continue reading →

Posted in fairness, Public sector, Public service, Quangos, Uncategorized, value for money | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

In which I ruminate on fairness …

Posted on October 4, 2010 by redundantpublicservant

Back where I come from the next door village had a visiting fun fair twice a year. One visit was for the village Feast Day the other was the normal annual fair. Why do you need to know this? Well … Continue reading →

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In which I garner some mutual respect …

Posted on October 1, 2010 by redundantpublicservant

One of my strangest experiences since the election had been to see leading conservative politicians actively promoting the notion of workers’ buyouts of public services. Perhaps it’s a sign of my age but I always associated this idea with the … Continue reading →

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