treborchew
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The letters page of The Telegraph is full of reactions to Ameer Kotecha's expose on the civil service. One comment that leapt from the page... "occasional interactions with civil servants made me realise that their primary ambition was what they saw as maintaining stability, and what I saw as the preservation of the status quo." My first thought is... Good. That is indeed part of their remit. If and when change is to be made, a good case should be made for it, it should be properly planned and diligently executed. Many of our woes arise from half-arsed "reforms" which do more harm than good. The civil service is the thin beige line. If civil servants did everything as ministers instructed then nothing would work at all. telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/0…



















