Impartiality in Civil Service & Local Authorities
Impartiality in Civil Service & Local Authorities
Targeting higher decision and policy makers, is key to fixing the problems
A question was asked and discussed on GB News:
So here are my thoughts concerning this question:
I think we need to be careful with it. No, if whatever they are doing is outside their work, not representing civil service, and does not affect their impartiality at work. That would be for their line managers to check, if it's affecting their work, then they should get the sack. Otherwise, we will fall in the trap of "just following orders" with any and every situation. And an inability for our government service to have any sort of independent thinkers, or have anyone willing to be whistleblowers when things are deliberately going against the interest of the nation.
And, would we say the same about civil servants who agree with our side more currently. Whichever side is that “our side” - one way or another. Should they then get the sack, because they support something opposite to our side outside of work? And would we be okay if the tables are turned on us? However, I do feel, both civil service and local authorities, need more of an oversight. And that no criminal activity is taking place, or enabling of any criminal activity. And that no government equipment is being used in the process.
The main problem is that civil service and local authorities and other public institutions have people in decision making positions, and policy making positions, who are not impartial. Those need to come under, public/elected officials performance reviews. Because if they are not corrupted, then those lower down the chain can be regulated easier and not have the will of the majority be subverted.
When their own job is on the line and under scrutiny, they will make sure everyone underneath them are inline with impartiality at work policies, and pull staff members who are not exhibiting impartiality. Which is my main point. See, if we only target individual staff members, then they might leave or not leave, doesn't matter. Someone else will do it, and then someone else. And then someone else. The onus will be upon us, to find and report. And they will become clever in their sneakiness, and as they stay hidden their thinking will start bleeding into policies and the uneven unfair implementation of it.
This is what we are seeing these days, within all public institutions. From civil service, to local authorities, to police, to it all. We have to target the source enables and turn them into disablers of this type of behaviour. The captain of the ship is responsible for the behaviour of their crew. It is not good strategy to go after each crew member and think it will solve the problem. No, make the captain, have ultimate accountability, and see how quickly the crew starts getting either culled or fixed.
