Yet against this troubled backdrop, a culture of complacency still prevails in large parts of the public sector. Many ordinary citizens may now be struggling, but much of the state bureaucracy, sustained by guaranteed revenues regardless of performance, continues to wallow in profligate inefficiency.
At times, it seems as if some of the vast Government machine is run primarily in the interests of its staff rather than the needs of the public.
That spirit is reflected in the unproductive working practices that be found across Whitehall and other organisations. Even with Covid in retreat, nothing like normal routines have been restored, with huge numbers of staff now working from home.
At the Department for Education, for example, just a quarter of civil servants are at their desks on any given day, while at the Department of Work and Pensions the figure rises marginally to 27 per cent.
HYBRID working can be successful in some businesses, but is unsuitable for a public body. For a start it means that taxpayers' money is being wasted empty offices in the capital and pointless London allowances. And many emergency and key workers, usually on lower pay, cannot enjoy the same perk.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 25, 2022 من Daily Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 25, 2022 من Daily Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Biden: Netanyahu May Be Prolonging War For Own Ends
JOE Biden has warned that Benjamin Netanyahu may deliberately prolonging the war in Gaza for his own political aims.
'We give thanks for those who gave so much'
\"WE are all eternally in their debt.\" In a moving speech that captured the nation's pride in our D-Day heroes, King Charles honoured their sacrifices to preserve our freedom 80 years on.
'No evidence' blue light stops us sleeping
GAZING at a screen that emits \"blue light\" before bedtime does not trigger insomnia, scientists have said.
THE LONG JOURNEY TOWARDS D-DAY
The soldiers, sailors and airmen who began the liberation of Europe 80 years ago today were the tip of the spear. But Operation Overlord involved millions of people before a single boot was put ashore
Swann in dig at 'out of order' old enemy
BOOS SAID EVERYTHING ABOUT CUMMINS' TEAM
Ukraine's golden girl feels injustice
FURY AT RUSSIANS IN PARIS OLYMPICS
British explorer's quest for world-first of challenges halted by climate change
A BRITISH explorer on the brink of becoming the first in the world to complete an extraordinary challenge has thwarted by global warming
First full puffin count for 5 years
Farne Islands eye revival after bird flu
Knox convicted of slander again over killer claim
American said boss killed Meredith
Sister's anger as scammers target Rob Burrow funeral
WEB ghouls are creating fake Rob Burrow funeral accounts to trick people into sharing social media details.