What is it about labour cabinet ministers that they have to carry documents in such an unprofessional manner. In my day we had document cases or brief cases but they're certainly not de rigeur with the Westminster cabinet.
I gave up some of my valuable time to assist our heid politicians with the transportation of confidential files and found this real bargain. They're reduced from £74 to £37 and I'm sure at that price even Ed Balls wouldn't mind his being pink.
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subrosa,
Substitute "Rubbish" for "Security" in your head-line and you'll be hailed as a prophet.
Wv is "pretocks"
I think the phrase "A good day to bury bad news" springs to mind! Ergo, it's deliberate or stupid, as in Quick's case.
But OR why can't they use brief cases? Goodness me I'm sure the taxpayer wouldn't grumble if they each claimed for a briefcase - under £50 of course.
Auch Brownlie, you're too quick for me this morning. I've been working off and on since 5.30am and the brain is slowly closing down.
Ha Ha! subrosa. My wife made the very same comment at the last fiasco.
"What happened to ministerial cases?"
As my work is very definitely in the field of security, I simply assumed that the reasons for carrying about bits of paper with apparently sensitive information freely on view was entirely subterfuge, aimed at putting false info into the public domain - maybe it was a double bluff and the information is hidden in plain sight.
Maybe the government are incompetent to levels hitherto unheard of and would rather spend £millions on securing IT systems that can't be secured than that bargain £37 on an attach'e case.
Jim
Rosa, I have been asking the very same question to myself for sometime.
The only answer I can give, FWIW, is that they are so lazy and so disinterested in making reflective comments during meetings, that the first time they catch sight of their briefing papers is in the car on the way to the meeting.
Consequently, they are on show for all to see.
WW, I was thinking it was more about posturing as their folders are all red. Having a red folder seems to be a la mode in Downing Street. No matter how we look at it, it's unprofessional isn't it.
You could well be right Jim. I'd hate to think it was just ignorance. They all do it do you notice.
SR,
The civil service colouring for files(aka folders) Red is for Top Secret. All paper should be in files correctly annotated in the contents page also backed up in a Mod Form 102 and hidden from view.
How they get away with transporting sensitive documentation in public is beyond me, I'd have been Court Martialled by now if I behaved in the manner they collectively do!
I said it before amateurs who think they're beyond normal measures of security, the revolution gets closer!
Saor Alba
Crazy D
I just found out that an attache case is so called because it was used by Military attaches to foreign embassies for securely transporting important papers.
Who'd have thought you could learn so much from older generations ;-)
Aye Jim us old-and-past-its have some useless bits of information tucked away haven't we. You can still get attache cases but the price tags are usually of the level 'if you need to look at the price you can't afford it'.
Aye CD but the red folders aren't really a fashion accessory are they? Is that system still operating with them? Just goes to show that some things never change - thankfully. It's a wonder some labour techy whizz kid hasn't been told to do away with it.
SR,
We have moved to the digital age some years ago but there is still times when paper must be used and then shredded!
Oh the joy of filing!
CD
CD, personally I prefer paper records. They feel so much more authentic don't they.
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