Those stats don't apply solely to civil service. Many of those countries utilities & railways (for example) are still govt-owned and so included in these particular OECD stats. UK civil service is currently aound the 510 k mark. Not sure where I said bloated but the context was why it was still contracting out so much work when employee numbers had risen so much.You talk about it being 'bloated' so what do you think the correct number is and why?
UK is below the OECD average: Share of people employed in government by country 2019 | Statista
Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company with an almost entirely WFH staff. Blaming it is cope from bad managers.
Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company with an almost entirely WFH staff. Blaming it is cope from bad managers.
How's this one going Dave?there is not going to be any austerity, if you think there is I have a bridge i'd love to sell you
Reeves says winter fuel payments to be restricted to poorer pensioners
Reeves says pensioners not in receipt of pension credit will no longer get the winter fuel payment.
That means it will only go to poorer pensioners.
She says this is not a decision she wanted or expected to make.
But this is an urgent decision she has to make.
Reeves said adult social care charging reforms delayed by the Tories (imposing a cap on how much people have to pay for adult social care) will not be taken forward, saving more than £1bn by the end of next year.
Reeves says he will set up a new Office of Value for Money, to make public spending more effective.
I think they’ve been mainly caused by Brexit though, replacing bureaucrats in Brussels with bureaucrats in the UK and to do the extra bureaucracy caused by Brexit.
After the 2010 spending review we lost over a 100K civil servants right up to 2016. We’ve not necessarily been reinstating the jobs lost to austerity.
There’s also no measurable loss in productivity at the HMRC through working from home. Whatever issues HMRC is having there’s no evidence that it’s due to WFH. Even the Tories couldn’t fudge the figures to prove it regardless of what the likes of Rees-Mogg were claiming while in government. The official figure is 57% of HMRC staff by the way, it also doesn’t mean that they never go into the office, it actually means that they go in 3 days a week and WFH the other 2.
Bastards.Tough choices
Bastards.
Although, on reflection, no pensioners should need the winter fuel payment because Labour are going to reduce every bodies fuel bills by £300 a year.
Oh, hang on a minute, they can’t guarantee that promise because the cost of fossil fuels is so volatile.
Hang on another minute, why should that make any difference when electricity will be carbon free?
Hang on yet another minute apparently there will be a reliance on fossil fuels for many years. So why cancel new exploration licences - or have they been cancelled.
Many on here have expected competence from this government. What we are getting is confusion and lies.
Being briefed currently.Where is @PVA and @David O'Day
Where is @PVA and @David O'Day
Where is @PVA and @David O'Day
Not sure why being a centrist is such a bad thing. No party will EVER get in Government without them.PVA waiting to see what some centrist berk on Twitter thinks
PVA waiting to see what some centrist berk on Twitter thinks
Not sure why being a centrist is such a bad thing. No party will EVER get in Government without them.
It's the horseshoe thing, isn't it?It's amusing seeing the left and right nosh each other off.
It's amusing seeing the left and right nosh each other off.
If you say so.The funny think is Torch thinks he is left wing but essentially is looking at the John Major Tory party reincarnated and supporting it
It's the horseshoe thing, isn't it?
Carried out for millions by friends of labour ministers?Labour to set up anti-Covid contract corruption probe. Hopefully, they'll be nowhere to hide for Michelle Mone and other friends of Tory Ministers.
Labour to set up anti-Covid contract corruption probe. Hopefully, they'll be nowhere to hide for Michelle Mone and other friends of Tory Ministers.
If you say so.
Fantastic - that'll help put the heating on for people won't it?
Bevin would laugh in your face.
You are so cringe it is unbelievable, so desperate to be liked by your new pals on the left
I have zero pals on the left. Admiration for at least sticking to principles but I’ve always said this essentially is a Tory government from the Major years and even some elements of Thatcherism but with a far weaker leader.
Enjoy.
I certainly have more respect for people who believe in Labour princip of McDonnell and Foot rather than pretend they are hip and cool by wearing a red rosette but are manipulated by twitter vibes into thinking they are remotely left wing.
Your line of argument might work if previous public sector pay awards had been linked to the rate of inflation. They weren't. Something above inflation now will go some small way to repairing the gradual erosion over time of those employee's remuneration but there's a fuckong big delta all the same.So we have 22% pay rises for Junior Doctors over 2 years and further un-budgeted 5% pay rises for other Public employees when inflation is 2%. I am sure private sector unions will be looking at this with interest.
"It is the responsible thing to do to fix the foundations of our economy and bring back economic stability."
OK Rachel
It’s like 2013 all over again, with you playing the role of the Sky Blue Trust, and Starmer playing the role of Preston Haskell IVIt's amusing seeing the left and right nosh each other off.
It’s like 2013 all over again, with you playing the role of the Sky Blue Trust, and Starmer playing the role of Preston Haskell IV
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