Public sector report - Reform delayed for far too long

THE contrasting realities of the lives of public servants and private sector workers has been highlighted again by the news that top civil servants “toned down” an OECD report, commissioned by the Government, into the performance of our public sector.

Amazingly, the senior civil servants vetted the report into how they do their business before it was published.

If this does not represent a self-serving abuse of power, position and authority, it is difficult to imagine what might.