I’ve just been sitting here with my jaw on the ground reading about today’s Mail on Sunday article about Owen Barder, ‘Whitehall’s jogging blogger’ and subsequent commentary from observers. The best summary of the situation comes from Andrew Brown who helpfully points to a dissection of the original story by Tim Worstall.
One thought – yikes! This does somewhat set the potential reality for anyone willing to put their head above the parapet of anonymity. As Andrew says,
“They’ve put us all on notice that what we write here in the ’sphere can and will be used to smear us should it suit their purposes”.
But I don’t feel quite as crestfallen about the situation as Andrew’s view : Continue reading “Why civil servants need to be careful about blogging”
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