The ALP versus everyone
I have reserved my opinion on Lindsay Tanner but now I can state I ‘m not impressed. I saw him on TV last night trying to put Rudd’s attack on the Public Servants into a favourable light
He failed. He said words to the effect that after 11 years of not having any demands placed on them by the Howard government he has no sympathy for them now the Rudd is demanding some hard work.
So Lindsay thinks they have been bludging for eleven years.
Rudd is well down the track to alienate half of Canberra as he takes on the personae of a boss from hell and tells them to stop complaining and be prepared to work harder;
The Prime Minister’s peevish response to the cabinet leak brought on a deluge of defensive calls to talkback radio in Canberra. The attitude was repeated on Friday evening’s edition of the ABC’s Stateline. When the Prime Minister had a second go, he insisted that he had a mandate for reform and therefore could require the public service to work as hard as he believed was necessary.
And Bob McMullan is simply still condescending and offensive;
….public servants should feel privileged to work on a great program of reform.
Yeah, right!
Keep attacking them Kevin and co and we may see something I never thought would happen – a Coaliton supporting public service.