Probably best to contextualise that particular quote. Your use of it here is misleading. The government is on record as wanting precisely more technically qua

Probably best to contextualise that particular quote. Your use of it here is misleading. The government is on record as wanting precisely more technically qualified people to enter the civil service, and restructuring the service toward this end. Whether or not the way they intend to go about it is sensible or reasonable is another topic for debate.