Andrew Grice: Dominic Cummings is replacing the civil service clique with one of his own

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Andrew Grice: Dominic Cummings is replacing the civil service clique with one of his own
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The danger of Cummings’ plan is that the neutral civil service could become politicised

“The opposition aren’t really the opposition. They are only the government in exile. The civil service are the opposition in residence.” So spoke Jim Hacker inIn the most bizarre government recruitment advert ever, Boris Johnson’s most influential adviser has invited “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to apply to him personally for a job in Downing Street.

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