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Leaked video shows Nicola Sturgeon's civil servant joke about 'breaking up' UK
30.11.2022 - 07:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
One of Nicola Sturgeon’s top civil servants has been caught on video telling colleagues his job is about “breaking up” the UK. Ken Thomson’s shock statement has sparked calls from opposition MSPs for civil servants to concentrate on the cost of living crisis rather than independence.
As Director-General of Strategy and External Affairs, Thomson is one of the most senior civil servants in Sturgeon’s Government. His brief includes constitutional issues, external affairs and “intergovernmental relations”, effectively dealing with Whitehall.
At an internal Government event earlier this month, dubbed “mastering the civil service craft”, he told colleagues: “I’ll tell you a secret about why I’ve got ‘strategy’ in my job description. It’s a word that gets me through some doors in Whitehall, and then they discover that what I’m actually there to talk about is breaking up the Kingdom.”
Attendees laughed at Thomson’s remark, after which he said: “So it’s a shorthand for constitutional change.” The recording of the event was passed to the Record and last night sparked a furious response from opposition MSPs, who said it raised serious questions over the use of civil servants to bolster the case for independence.
Labour MSP Sarah Boyack said: “There are serious questions to answer about whether this is an appropriate use of time and energy by the civil service.”
Boyack added: “The SNP’s constitutional obsession might be the only thing that matters to them, but they cannot let it derail the Scottish Government’s work.
“That means leadership from the top to tackle the cost of living crisis, and supporting and retaining our NHS staff who have kept us going through COVID must be their priority to deliver a fairer, greener Scotland.
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