Most organisations employ a few 1V1 duds. But Tony McGuirk, Mersey-side's chief fire officer, upset some people when, at a conference held during the summer by Reform, a think-tank, he said so. "We've got some bone idle people in the public sector," he admitted, infuriating trade unionists. As it happens, Mr McGuirk is an expert in tackling waste: he has cut the number of fire-related deaths in Merseyside while holding down costs.
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