Tag Archives: Civil Service

The need for wisdom at the top

Posted on January 29, 2017 by ianchisnall

Over the last few months there has been understandable outrage at comments by Peter Wilkinson, a senior Civil Servant in the Department for Transport as he set out to challenge rail workers at the beginning of 2016 at a public … Continue reading →

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A lack of discrimination

Posted on June 1, 2016 by ianchisnall

A news report in Mondays Independent newspaper responds to the way in which young men and women from Independent Schools are able to gain advantage from their education and are disproportionately represented in the high ranks in Business, Public Sector … Continue reading →

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100% pass rate

Posted on November 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Its rare for any of us to achieve 100% in any test, indeed if certain Education Ministers are to be believed, such a response would suggest that the test is too weak for the people being tested. Clearly all of … Continue reading →

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Universal chaos

Posted on July 8, 2014 by ianchisnall

It seems inconceivable after 4 years of the Governments legislative programme that a major item of their welfare reforms has still not been signed off by the Treasury. The MPs who were involved in the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee … Continue reading →

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At the edge of a precipice?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

Is our Government letting down young people and as a consequence the rest of us? The theoretical benefit of a fixed 5 year Parliament is that there is no uncertainty, Ministers and their Civil Servants will plan a full 5 year … Continue reading →

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Francis found a carpet after all

Posted on May 26, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday (21st May), Parliament broke up for its traditional Whitsun holiday. The MPs and Lords are due to reconvene on Monday 3rd June when around a 1000 legislators will be back at their desks ready to challenge the Government on its actions and … Continue reading →

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Education, Immigration, Economics

Posted on February 16, 2013 by ianchisnall

We know that the Cabinet and top tiers of our Civil Service reflect a background of great privilege compared to the majority of the population. Even before the previous Government’s relative success at widening access to our Universities, the higher … Continue reading →

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