If the purge of civil servants is intended to restore public confidence then it’s having exactly the opposite effect, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Whatever happens, it is never, ever their fault. Disasters may come and disasters may go, but the defining characteristic of this government is a cast-iron refusal to accept responsibility for any of them. If pushed, then deputy heads must roll. But in general the buck stops – well, anywhere but here.
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