West Coast public sector epic fail

The BBC isn't putting it this way - but then the institutionally left wing statist BBC never does. ( This is in the context of the West Coast rail franchise having to be re-run de to the incompetence of civil servants. )

Turns out some, no doubt high paid gold plated pensioned, civil servants got their calculations wrong.

Well there a  surprise ! Given the utter rubbish that comes out of many government departments especially those engaged in the destruction of English industry like RedEd's old department on climate change its no wonder government- as run by the dumbed down civil service ( remember Labour made a point of recruiting more people by tokenism, than talent during its 13 years of failure ) we can't really be surprised.

In many ways the G4S failure at the Olympics was as much a public sector fail and a private sector one.


The truth is the civil service is only good for blocking the reforms and ignoring the lawful instructions of Conservative ministers. Its politicised and ineffective.

Time to consider privatising large amounts of government and running it efficiently.

Local pay rates - doing better George

Today's pre-budget leak ( and probably not from the Lib Dems ) is that the absurd national pay levels for public sector employees is to end.

This will hurt, but it is very necessary.

It will hurt as in many beautiful parts of the country where you can buy large houses for little money public sector employees have lived like royalty, or at least their grace and favour close relations. At the same times areas of the country that pay the most tax have been served worst by the public sector as they have not been able to pay the going rate, that will allow public sector employees to exist - without the help of private sector spouses.

It also damages the less economically successful parts of the country by diverting their local talent into high paid public sector jobs, and away from wealth creating sectors.

Changing the current arrangement is to some extent unfair, in the same way that all arbitrary changes by government are. It needs to be handled gently and with some understanding for those who will have to change their expectations, but it is in the long term very good news for the whole country.

If George Osborne is really going to announce this in the budget there will at least be a loud cheer in this shed.

To those who moan - the facts are that the state is such an enormous part of our economy that its malign influence can't be ignored. But I do hope the government makes any transition gradual to give people time to adjust. ( The Unions will of course have a complete hissy fit over this. )

What Labour's new Union owner's won't tell you

How much does a full page advert in the Economist cost ?

Because if your a UK tax payer you just bought one to say this ( click on it to get the full size, but be prepared top weep ):This is where you tax payer's money goes.

There's plenty of scope for cuts lads and lasses.