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The Conservatives are drawing up plans that would allow ministers to dismiss permanent secretaries, the senior officials who run Whitehall departments. No permanent secretary has been formally dismissed for more than 70 years. Full Article at The Telegraph
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On the publication, in 1854, of the Northcote-Trevelyan report, which chastised the Civil Service of the day for its reliance on patronage and nepotism, Queen Victoria is said to have wondered aloud: “Where is the application of the principle of public... Full Article at Times Online
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When Tony Blair swept to power in 1997 civil servants were eager to work for a shiny new administration with a powerful leader, after the shambles that John Major’s Administration had become. It was not long before their loyalty was tested. Full Article at Times Online
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Senior mandarins are alarmed about Tory plans to give ministers more powers over the Civil Service if they win the election, The Times has learnt. Full Article at Times Online
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The Conservatives vowed today to bring in "big hitters" from the private sector to make Whitehall more accountable and recommend the sacking of permanent secretaries if necessary. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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