Stop State’s top officials selling out

THE brain drain of top civil servants from the higher echelons of the public service to the more lucrative private sector is a growing phenomenon in this country.

Lured by better pay, perks and pensions, senior officials could perhaps be forgiven for taking up consultative posts in industry and business.

Obviously, what makes them so sought after for corporate head-hunters is the expertise they have gleaned in the corridors of power under successive administrations.