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Tag: Civil service

Total Results: 8

'We are governed at all levels by at best intellectual lightweights, or otherwise outright frauds.' (Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty)
02/24/2026 - 12:03am

The amnesiocracy governing Britain There’s a reason our leaders are getting stupider

Mary Harrington
Friday, April 25
25.04

Are you too clever for Oxford? The university favors box-tickers

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert
Wednesday, March 12
12.03

Aptitude tests are making us stupid They encourage workplace conservatism

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert
Saturday, June 29
29.06

Can Labour tame the Civil Service? Whitehall can't function if it is plagued by politics

Simon Ruda
Friday, October 15
15.10

How my union betrayed me Shop stewards are collaborating over unconscious bias training

Paul Thomas
Thursday, April 22
22.04

The Lefties at the heart of government The problem with civil servants is they aren't subversive enough

Peter Franklin
Thursday, April 8
08.04

The hypocrisy of David Cameron The ex-PM has become a symbol of systemic failure

Peter Franklin
Monday, November 23
23.11

How Tories lost the plot over Priti Formerly serious Conservatives have been sucked into a partisan vortex in defence of the Home Secretary

Polly Mackenzie