a year as realistic. but a civil service union called the plan ill thought out and warned it could affect services. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. jobs, jobs, jobs is the answer. that s his solution when it comes to the cost of living, but the prime minister now says the government employs too many people. he wants to cut 90,000 civil service jobs in the next three years and has told ministers to draw up plans within weeks. you should always spend taxpayers money as efficiently as possible. governments have no money of their own, it is only money taken from hard working taxpayers, who provide the funds that the state expends. but during an issue with the cost of living and with inflation, you need to have control of budgets. this man is the uk s top civil servant, simon case. he wrote to government departments last night, telling them, the size of the civil service workforce has grown substantially since 2016. he wants to return to 2016 levels.