[Livia]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

But how come Johnson runs and cycles and is still fat?

Maybe has an underactive thyroid... But I think it's more likely to be an overactive pie arm.

[JoshBB]

I'm surprised they made such comments given how the civil service usually tries to stay nonpartisan. There are a few other reasons why he shouldn't be PM anyway.. *cough* antisemitism

[arista]

The Civil Service is Not Meant to say
what they think of any leader

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

I'm surprised they made such comments given how the civil service usually tries to stay nonpartisan. There are a few other reasons why he shouldn't be PM anyway.. *cough* antisemitism

Ha, exactly. There are plenty of valid of reasons to not want him in Number Ten, why go for such a daft one?

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Livia

He's a lot of things, but frail doesn't seem to be one of them.

He may be fit but slow and pathetic spring to mind , i don't think he is prime minister material ~ but neither is Boris.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

The Civil Service is Not Meant to say
what they think of of any leader

Indeed.
You are right again.

[bitontheslide]

the civil service are there to carry out the wishes of whatever government is in charge, so they are not supposed to show any political bias. It's an interesting one, because this is an individual and not a party. Whatever, it's not their place to comment in my opinion.

I highly suspect this to be a bit of planted fake news to allow a Corbyn government to have a clearout. Nothing is ever as it seems

[arista]

Another Front page on Corbyn.

[Kizzy]

How under handed, glad these snakes are to be exposed for their shocking ageist accusations. The retirement age is a recommendation not an order, You have paid in your 35yrs Ni to draw down sgould you so wish to. However if you are fit and compitent at 67 what happens on the stroke of midnight on your birthday, Do all your faculties desert you? What an odd concept, if you choose to and are able then retirement is a personal decision.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

How under handed, glad these snakes are to be exposed for their shocking ageist accusations. The retirement age is a recommendation not an order, You have paid in your 35yrs Ni to draw down should you so wish to. However if you are fit and competent at 67 what happens on the stroke of midnight on your birthday, Do all your faculties desert you? What an odd concept, if you choose to and are able then retirement is a personal decision.

Great to see you back
Kizzy.

Yes they remain unnamed Civil Service
as if they get named they could be Fired.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Great to see you back
Kizzy.

Yes they remain unnamed Civil Service
as if they get named they could be Fired.

However, they should be fired.
This is unacceptable from them.

[bitontheslide]

we don't know what level these people were in the civil service, we also don't know the circumstances where the comments were made. Everyone is entitled to voice their opinion, it's just not something that the civil service should have as a matter of public record. One can behave in an impartial, professional manner while holding a different opinion.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

we don't know what level these people were in the civil service, we also don't know the circumstances where the comments were made. Everyone is entitled to voice their opinion, it's just not something that the civil service should have as a matter of public record. One can behave in an impartial, professional manner while holding a different opinion.

Are you new here, Bots? :-)

I'm a civil servant. No one asked me... but if they had, I'd have said the old Soviet nostalgist Corbyn is unfit to be PM because of his support of terrorist groups and his anti-Semitism, and a large proportion of Labour members would agree with me. And while we're at it, Hunt and Johnson are also unfit to be PM.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Livia

Are you new here, Bots? :-)

I'm a civil servant. No one asked me... but if they had, I'd have said the old Soviet nostalgist Corbyn is unfit to be PM because of his support of terrorist groups and his anti-Semitism, and a large proportion of Labour members would agree with me. And while we're at it, Hunt and Johnson are also unfit to be PM.

it doesn't stop anyone doing their job. If it was the civil service policy that Corbyn is a tit and no-one should do anything he says ... well that's a different kettle of fish

[Northern Monkey]

Age is not his biggest problem.

[Kizzy]

If your job is to be impartial then that is what you should be... if you can't get a new job.
Personal opinion... pffft.