Francis Maude is on something; a reality altering substance, perhaps. He sees a small state already, with a civil service that runs like an efficient family firm. Remarkable that these changes must have passed us by. Tally ho! Look, there goes civil service reform, don't you know.
Or there's the reality: debt going up, delusional protestations of austerity; Leviathan that only crowds out 50% of the economy....
So how have they done this: cut consultants and temps. Well, that's a start. But Francis, this is not getting the best returns: for that, we would have to own you, have some stake in the family firm: such as shares. We don't and your abysmal leader is talking about price fixing. How many quangos have you shut?
I am tired of tax, of gimmicks, of lunatic policies and grandstanding "we care" publicity stunts. This civil service lost control of our borders a few months ago. So your joke isn't funny. When you get to 40% and tax freedom day is in May, I may start to take you seriously....
