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But without knowing your department and what you do I can't say what could go. It may be a lot of work, but is it done in the most effective manner - not just by you, but all the way through the chain.
Also if you get praise from management and are seen as good, you have less chance of being made redundant than someone who is a slacker and crap at their job. And unfortunately after quite a few years in the Civil Service I've seen plenty of them.
To be fair there are other cuts that can be made - we don't need to travel first class most of the time (and more use could be made of videoconferencing), there are plenty of buildings half empty because departments won't share, furniture etc can be kept another year before being replaced, more moves to a 'paperless' office etc
But plenty do - Grade 7 and above are entitled to first class travel on business. I once went on a trip to Leeds with various civil servants from other departments - my colleague estimated that it cost close to £5000 (and that's assuming they all booked once we heard about the meeting a fortnight in advance)
NOOOOOOO, not my beloved cider!
I don't really see the big fuss, is it a fuss that your drink is now 15p (if that) more expensive, or is it that the government is "trying to take more money from our pockets, thieving bastards!"?
I don't really care, not because I don't drink, because I do. Just not that often, and Cider is really the only drink I have the most of on a night out, but it won't stop binge drinkers drinking any less. May aswell make a few more million to put into the treasury from them causing so much anti-social behaviour, even if you "shouldn't tax the ones who just enjoy a pint", you pay for other peoples mistakes everywhere else. Why is this so special?
Yep, and despite raised taxes and "efficiency savings", its going to be even worse for those of us who work in government with yet more funding cuts, cuts and more cuts (tho I only do it part time to fund my uni lifestyle)
Personally I view all politicians promises with cold cynicism as they all seem to be different shades of grey. Seems to be whoever you vote for these days is still gonna screw you over (while making a nice bit of cash for themselves of course in the process)