Britain’s civil service is underneath fireplace like by no means earlier than — criticised as an obstructionist “blob” by ministers and castigated for a “terrifyingly sh*t” response to the COVID-19 pandemic by former Downing Avenue aide Dominic Cummings.
So what do U.Ok. authorities officers — usually banned from talking to the media — really make of all of it?
This week in a particular ‘focus group’ episode, 5 former mid-ranking civil servants sit down with host Aggie Chambre to carry the lid on life inside Whitehall.
The panelists, who labored in departments throughout authorities — one for so long as 30 years — inform Aggie in regards to the deteriorating relationship between ministers and officers, and about how tough all that Whitehall paperwork makes their jobs.
They focus on how uncommon it’s for anybody to really get fired from the civil service — and even reveal the key formulation for getting promoted which works virtually each time.