Guernsey Press

Follow Tories on reform of civil service

I NOTE one of the first welcome initiatives of the newly-elected Conservative government is root-and-branch reform of the UK civil service.

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The reform appears to include easier hiring and firing of civil servants, bringing in subject matter experts, presumably for limited periods. Following the States of Guernsey’s failure to reach its targets to reduce costs of running government, the next Guernsey government should track the measures employed in the UK with a view to adopting the successful measures.

ROBERT McDOWALL,

Maison d’Aurigny,

Alderney.