Comments on: Media Myths About Civil & Public Services – The Index http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/24/media-myths-about-civil-public-services-the-index/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 31 May 2026 09:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/24/media-myths-about-civil-public-services-the-index/comment-page-1/#comment-4967 CherryPie Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:31:22 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2470#comment-4967 It is a serious subject but humour always points out the reality of the situation ;-) How the government had messed up public services totally!!! Your little ditty also reminds me of two I posted on my previous blog :-) <a href="http://cheriesplaceblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-came-across-this-at-work-today.html" rel="nofollow">10 Civil Servants Standing in a Line</a> <a href="http://cheriesplaceblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-this-true-defence-cost-study.html" rel="nofollow">Is this the True Defence Costs Study?</a> It is a serious subject but humour always points out the reality of the situation ;-) How the government had messed up public services totally!!!

Your little ditty also reminds me of two I posted on my previous blog :-)

10 Civil Servants Standing in a Line

Is this the True Defence Costs Study?

]]> By: Bernard http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/24/media-myths-about-civil-public-services-the-index/comment-page-1/#comment-4961 Bernard Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:39:08 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=2470#comment-4961 I know this subject is no laughing matter. But please forgive me if I can show you (tongue in cheek), how we go to this state today. "One civil servant with nothing to do Got an assistant, and then there were two! Two civil servants kept the job alive ‘Til more were appointed’ and then there were five! Five civil servants slaving with the pen Formed a department, and then there were ten! Ten civil servants, you’d think would be plenty But being a department, extended to twenty! Twenty civil servants with a head so haughty Doubled this number and then there were forty! Forty civil servants with reasons good and weighty, Needed assistants, and then there were eighty! So the game went on and on….it’s really rather fun To make a hundred little jobs when only needing one!" Now Cherie, please don't take me seriously....please don't Cheers Unc. B I know this subject is no laughing matter. But please forgive me if I can show you (tongue in cheek), how we go to this state today.

“One civil servant with nothing to do
Got an assistant, and then there were two!
Two civil servants kept the job alive
‘Til more were appointed’ and then there were five!
Five civil servants slaving with the pen
Formed a department, and then there were ten!
Ten civil servants, you’d think would be plenty
But being a department, extended to twenty!
Twenty civil servants with a head so haughty
Doubled this number and then there were forty!
Forty civil servants with reasons good and weighty,
Needed assistants, and then there were eighty!

So the game went on and on….it’s really rather fun
To make a hundred little jobs when only needing one!”

Now Cherie, please don’t take me seriously….please don’t
Cheers Unc. B

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