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Actually do what the electors want instead of leaving us to do it our way while they do the fame and glory bit.

Reforming the Civil Service would remove his life-support system.

It would kick away the ladder that's put him where he is.

While he's still standing on it.

The only way to reform the Civil Service system is to reform the political system.

No government's going to reform the system that put it into power.

- Sir Arnold Robinson