The Mystery of Civil Serf
Government politicians are breathing a sigh of relief today as the mysterious Whitehall mole known only as Civil Serf abandoned her revealing blogging efforts.
In a candid appraisal the 33-year old Londoner revealed the incompetence, chaos and ignorance at the heart of the Labour spin machine. Given her frequent references to dodgy geezer Peter Hain it is believed she works in the Department for Work and Pensions, although she has remained (understandably) tight-lipped about her actual role.
One of her latest blog entries, which unfortunately isn't cached by Google, hints that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, will use his first Budget speech to generate cheap headlines by announcing eye-catching but unaffordable measures.
In a separate development today the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O'Donnell, is to issue new guidelines to civil servants who blog or use social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo. There is an expectation in Whitehall that only those employees with direct responsibility for communicating with the media will actually do so.
You're forgiven for being under the illusion that any voter or taxpayer, regardless of who they work for, should have the right to comment on political matters as long as they remain within the limits of the law. Apparently freedom of speech, expression and thought doesn't extend quite as far as those in public office.
If you're reading this Civil Serf please get in touch and you can write a guest post for me.
In a candid appraisal the 33-year old Londoner revealed the incompetence, chaos and ignorance at the heart of the Labour spin machine. Given her frequent references to dodgy geezer Peter Hain it is believed she works in the Department for Work and Pensions, although she has remained (understandably) tight-lipped about her actual role.
One of her latest blog entries, which unfortunately isn't cached by Google, hints that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, will use his first Budget speech to generate cheap headlines by announcing eye-catching but unaffordable measures.
In a separate development today the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O'Donnell, is to issue new guidelines to civil servants who blog or use social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo. There is an expectation in Whitehall that only those employees with direct responsibility for communicating with the media will actually do so.
You're forgiven for being under the illusion that any voter or taxpayer, regardless of who they work for, should have the right to comment on political matters as long as they remain within the limits of the law. Apparently freedom of speech, expression and thought doesn't extend quite as far as those in public office.
If you're reading this Civil Serf please get in touch and you can write a guest post for me.
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