Comments on: Revenue-Gate, or Revenue Cultural Problem? http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/ Politics and Life Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-4417 Scott Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:37:37 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/#comment-4417 One of the commenters on my LJ left me this link which I thought you might like http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290184203092 One of the commenters on my LJ left me this link which I thought you might like

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290184203092

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-4409 Matt Wardman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:06:38 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/#comment-4409 >I would say that we need to rein in the media a little; teach people at large more about politics as is, and attach wings to pigs. ROFL. I've got some more thoughts on that, but perhaps a lot of lessons need to be learnt from the places where safety and security really matter - such as Ait Traffic Control and Nuclear Power - and transfer "safety culture" ideas to "data protection" culture. I wonder if the Civil Service needs to recover the will (and expertise) to tell politicians what is possible or not. At that point I would get a bit political again and point out that New Lab came to power with an agenda to impose their ideas on the Civil Service rather than work with them - and that that was an ideological opinion that the CS was small c conservative. I'll just posted audio of the statement - video to follow (100Mb takes time to upload), and I'll also be posting parts of the Newsnight interview. Planning to do this story in depth. >I would say that we need to rein in the media a little; teach people at large more about politics as is, and attach wings to pigs.

ROFL.

I’ve got some more thoughts on that, but perhaps a lot of lessons need to be learnt from the places where safety and security really matter – such as Ait Traffic Control and Nuclear Power – and transfer “safety culture” ideas to “data protection” culture.

I wonder if the Civil Service needs to recover the will (and expertise) to tell politicians what is possible or not.

At that point I would get a bit political again and point out that New Lab came to power with an agenda to impose their ideas on the Civil Service rather than work with them – and that that was an ideological opinion that the CS was small c conservative.

I’ll just posted audio of the statement – video to follow (100Mb takes time to upload), and I’ll also be posting parts of the Newsnight interview.

Planning to do this story in depth.

]]> By: Dave Cole http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-4408 Dave Cole Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:58:51 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/#comment-4408 Matt, Thanks for the reply and the mention. In answer to your question, 'How do we make sure that short term political priorities do not undermine the reliability and efficiency of the machinery of state that we all depend on?', I would say that we need to rein in the media a little; teach people at large more about politics as is, and attach wings to pigs. One that is possibly more likely is to encourage more co-operation on machinery of government changes. Matt,

Thanks for the reply and the mention.

In answer to your question, ‘How do we make sure that short term political priorities do not undermine the reliability and efficiency of the machinery of state that we all depend on?’, I would say that we need to rein in the media a little; teach people at large more about politics as is, and attach wings to pigs.

One that is possibly more likely is to encourage more co-operation on machinery of government changes.

]]> By: garbo http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-4407 garbo Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:53:15 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/11/21/revenue-gate-or-revenue-cultural-problem/#comment-4407 It is largely irrelevant to argue whether he deserves to go because of this one error made by a junior member of staff. This has to be taken in wider context and that does not make good reading for Darling. Whether Darling deserves to go or not will make a damn bit of difference if it is deemed that the Chancellor is damaging the government. The press and electorate will decide and I believe that this has done for Darling - whether he goes now or within the next six months, the media and electorate are after him and that is all that matters. It is largely irrelevant to argue whether he deserves to go because of this one error made by a junior member of staff. This has to be taken in wider context and that does not make good reading for Darling.

Whether Darling deserves to go or not will make a damn bit of difference if it is deemed that the Chancellor is damaging the government. The press and electorate will decide and I believe that this has done for Darling – whether he goes now or within the next six months, the media and electorate are after him and that is all that matters.

]]>