servants

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told civil servants he values them speaking "truth to power", in a letter that acknowledges an "unsettling" period for the civil service.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“The processes are still way too slow and the incentives aren’t there for civil servants to say, ‘here’s a project, let’s do this’,” said Tobias Hentze, economist at the German Economic Institute, a think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Hyungjin Son and Vinicius Costa filled out the cast as Falstaff’s bumpkinly servants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Civil servants, diplomats and journalists were also targeted.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Jackson’s beloved home was largely destroyed, and Andrew Jackson Jr., Jackson’s adopted son, blamed servants for the disaster.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis