7 times British prime ministers raged against the civil service machine – POLITICO

7 times British prime ministers raged against the civil service machine – POLITICO

But Johnson’s battle with bureaucracy started long before then. When he entered Downing Street in 2019, he brought in maverick Vote Leave campaigner Dominic Cummings as chief adviser. Cummings, an ex-special adviser, spoke about slashing departments and hiring “weirdos” and “misfits” instead of Whitehall old hands to shake things up. Cummings was a former aide…

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Commissioners Approve $70,500 in Contingency Budget Transfers | Local News

Commissioners Approve $70,500 in Contingency Budget Transfers | Local News

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} During this week’s Codington County Commissioners meeting, a series of motions were approved to transfer $70,500 from the Commissioners Contingency Fund to various budgets to make them “whole.” Codington County Auditor Brenda Hanten explains more to the Commissioners… Your browser does not support the audio element. The first motion, made by…

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Boris Johnson's Big Claim Against Benjamin Netanyahu

Boris Johnson’s Big Claim Against Benjamin Netanyahu

New Delhi: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that a listening device was found in his bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the facility during their meeting in 2017, The Telegraph reported. Johnson’s new book ‘Unleashed’, scheduled for release on October 10, claims the incident took place in the British Foreign…

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