States caught up in a culture of blame, says Chief Minister

States caught up in a culture of blame, says Chief Minister

Senator Le Sueur: ‘More people should take informed and educated decisions’ Picture: DAVID FERGUSON (01114543)

Senator Le Sueur: ‘More people should take informed and educated decisions’ Picture: DAVID FERGUSON (01114543)

CHIEF Minister Terry Le Sueur has attacked civil servants and fellow States Members during a hard-hitting talk to business leaders.

The Senator accused middle-ranking public-sector workers of failing to make decisions and criticised some States Members for being too concerned with finding someone to blame when things go wrong.

At an Institute of Directors lunch yesterday he said: ‘‘Sadly, at the present time we have a culture within the States in which nobody wants to make a decision. Doing nothing, or passing the responsibility to a higher authority, means that one cannot get blamed.’


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