Former Labour cabinet minister Kiri Allan has come out swinging against the public service saying it is bloated, slow, and overpaid. …
Allan said there were “exceptional people” throughout the public service and her comments weren’t an attack on individuals, but on the system.
She said in the private sector, the incentive to work hard was to “put food on the table” the next day, and maintained the problems she saw with the public sector were particularly acute in upper management.
“What I found with senior bureaucrats is that they’re often more political than politicians. They know they’re going to out-survive politicians.
This would change if they were appointed by Ministers.
In response to Kiri telling the truth based on her first hand experiences, the Labour Party’s PSA union lambasted her:
Really disappointed to see politician-turned-author Hon Kiri Allan in the media today taking a cheap shot at the public servants who supported her when she was a Minister.
It’s unjustified, gross and unbecoming. It also feeds a far-right narrative that leads to privatisation of important public services.
So here we have a left wing Maori wahine Minister saying the public service is bloated, slow and overpaid – and Fleur says it is a far-right narrative!!
Fleur seems to regard anyone who disagrees with her as far right – again an example of how meaningless the term now is.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
3 comments:
My goodness, this is fantastic. What a laugh. (If it weren't actually true)
It's the Muppet show. David, this highlights just how stupid the left actually are.
Or, perhaps more disturbing, is this a sign that the left are trying to move even further left? And now these idiots regard kiri allen as far right? (The left becoming more radical and dangerous)
let's reduce the Civil Service by 10% and make it secular...
Give all senior public servants a small post-it. In the space provided they write down their day's accomplishments. They are not allowed to write 'attended a meeting' or 'wrote a report '.
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