YouGov has done a survey of 100 MPs, of which 72 were Labour, asking what they think of the state of Whitehall. It’s not good news for the blob-lovers…
Over half – 52% – say the civil service is working “badly”, with only 40% saying it’s working well. Just one lone optimist said it’s working “very well”…
The poll also found:
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64% of MPs say the civil service is “too risk-averse and closed to new ideas.”
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62% say the work gets done “too slowly.”
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57% believe civil servants try to “block ministerial directions.”
Labour MPs are split down the middle: 46% say the blob works well, 46% say it doesn’t. Time to get the ‘chainsaw‘ out…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”
