As a former civil servant I struggle to put into words how much rudeness, discourtesy and abuse we are conditioned to tolerate without complaint from Ministers and their advisors.
I can't even imagine how bad things were in the HO for actual complaints to materialise.
I can't even imagine how bad things were in the HO for actual complaints to materialise.
I love "Yes, Minister" but it's convinced generations that civil servants are sassy back talkers fearless of their bosses wroth.
That's hilariously innacurate.
That's hilariously innacurate.
By the way, the above tweets weren't to suggest Ministers or advisers were routinely horrible.
Some were lovely, and most were professional or passably polite.
The point is that we're conditioned to accept the rudeness when it does happen, because the Minister is uber alles.
Some were lovely, and most were professional or passably polite.
The point is that we're conditioned to accept the rudeness when it does happen, because the Minister is uber alles.
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