New top mandarin issues stark warning to Whitehall on first day in the job
Briefly

Sir Chris Wormald, on his first day in office, warned civil servants that 'too many people in Whitehall are comfortable in the tepid bath of managed decline,' urging a change in approach.
He toned down earlier criticisms of civil servants, mentioning that while a reconfiguration of governmental workflow is essential, he does not view the situation as a 'swamp to be drained.'
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