Alex Thomas: Skills and spills in the civil service
The government is keen to boost the skills of civil servants and, even in the midst of the Greensill scandal, Whitehall needs to think about both internal training and bringing in external expertise. Here’s some ideas for reform
Adobe Stock
19 Apr 2021
When the prime minister arrived in Downing Street his team put civil service reform near the top of their priority list. The PM’s former adviser Dominic Cummings called for “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to join the civil service to ensure “genuine cognitive diversity”. Though at the same time he issued a contradictory warning that he would “bin you within weeks if you don’t fit”.