Digby Jones comments naive and insulting
15 January 2009
Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, responded to Lord Jones’s comments which were made to a committee of MPs, saying: “These are narrow minded and naive comments which show a complete lack of understanding of what the civil service does.
"Civil servants are working flat out in Jobcentres across the country to get people back into work, as well as gearing up for tax return deadline day and ensuring the courts system operates smoothly.
"Lord Jones would do well to remember that the driving licence in his wallet and the passport in his pocket are delivered by low paid civil servants who deliver the everyday things we take for granted.
“He must be living on another planet if he thinks these things can be done with half the people. Civil and public servants across the UK will find his comments grossly insulting.
"The civil service has already suffered 80,000 job cuts which has damaged service levels and with more cuts to follow key services will remain at breaking point.
"Rather than making ill informed comments, Lord Jones should remember the billions being wasted on private sector consultants and the billions lost through botched privatisations.”
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