At war with the civil service.

 The prime minister has dug a deep hole for himself, by peremptory sacking Sir Ollie Robbins, the previous head of the Foreign Office last week. There is disquiet in the cabinet about his decision and consequently the - bond of trust between ministers and the civil service has essentially broken down. Unless this is repaired quickly and with dispatch the government will - not function properly. Moreover we are approaching the local elections in two weeks time and it’s generally expected the Labour Party will do particularly badly. The most recent opinion polls by YouGov suggest: Reform on 24%; Conservative Party on 19%: Labour on 16%; Greens on 16% and the Lib/Dems on 13%. If this turns out to be the case then many members of parliament - would lose their seats in a general election. Unless there can be a greater sense of purpose and direction then the government will be a one term administration. There are only three years left to - avoid the iceberg before a terrible disaster happens and Reform gets into government.