Keep Civil Service Out of Industry
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AFTER 50 years in the Civil Service, he was convinced thaP it was not designed to operate industry and was incapable of doing so efficiently, said Sir Alfred Faulkner, C.B.E., president of the Mansion House Association on Transport, at the Association's annual luncheon, last Friday.
He spoke of the sympathetic attention given by the Minister of Transport to the amendments to the Transport Bill which the Association had proposed. The levy was, however, a sore point with C-licensees, although this would not prevent members of the Association from helping to secure freedom for transport for the good of the country. There were bound to be inconveniences and difficulties, and carping criticism should be avoided.
The Association, continued Sir Alfred, sympathized with the Road Haulage Executive, who had done a good job, but they could not have avoided Government intervention. Where public money was concerned. Parliarnent was responsible and gradually Members of Parliament would have put down more and more questions until the Minister would have been forced to intervene in the nationalized industry.
The Minister's speech, which made no reference to road transport, was read by Mr. S. J. Page, an Under-Secretary of the Ministry.
Other speakers were Mr. M. F. Barnard, chairman of the council, and Viscount Waverley, G.C.B., G.C.S.I.