Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin | Politics | The Observer

kpunk99: ""You can't have room for innovation and the pressure for excellence without having some real discipline and some fear" http://t.co/n8mc7ry

tonywonderfire: RT @thatsoph: Public sector workers need 'fear and discipline': http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 Wow.

littlepikelet: RT @JustOneFollower: What do you call a powerful man with no understanding of human nature? #OliverLetwin http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

JohnNor: RT @markclapham: Surely no one is stupid enough to think that people actually work better in a climate of fear. Oh, wait: http://t.co/r6R3GAC

mrdanielweir: Hope twitter et al go to work on Mr Letwin when this gets more widely read tomorrow http://ow.ly/5RgKX (via @chrismojo) - wildly unpleasant.

Curlyminx: Letwin is an idiot. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/30/public-sector-jobs-oliver-letwin we need fear do we?

HelenBManahan: Public sector workers need "Discipline & Fear, says Oliver Letwin. *shudder* http://t.co/9mAaWdK

thomasforth: Tory says job loss fear will improve public sector, cheered on by bankers who failed and got promoted for it. #shocker http://bit.ly/qOUTUN

ElaineSk: #Torys want us back to workhouse treatment http://t.co/1ubG7Iv #politics #slavelabour #oliverletwin #cuts

homebrew: RT @RealGeoffBarton Quite the motivational speaker ... RT @DotLepkowska: what our govt thinks of you http://bit.ly/nkLGbz . Fear? Yep.

scratchsmear: Cuuuuuuuuuunt: http://t.co/Ihm4Tem Oliver Letwin thinks public sector workers respond well to fear

adamjay1969: @obotheclown how to win friends and influence people, Letwin style http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 @sallybercow

Barkercartoons: http://t.co/Rrv0SPw Oliver Letwin thinks all you public sector slackers need a good beating from your Tory betters apparently

SocialistProduc: Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin - http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

DearDaveandNick: RT @yorkierosie: RT @DotLepkowska: Good grief! Teachers, nurses, etc this is what our govt thinks of you http://bit.ly/nkLGbz (via @RichardJMurphy) #observer

JohnCBayliss: Oliver Letwin, the biggest tosser after Cameron and BoJo. His public sector reforms have caused anger, not "fear"! http://t.co/qSF0s0g

RosaRubicondior: Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin | Politics | The Observer - http://goo.gl/Hxfcj #NastyParty

SteveDavies01: Revealing. Predictable. Letwin. http://t.co/offrClS

chrismojo: Fear of losing your job the new way to ensure excellence in public sector..? http://ow.ly/5RgKX

roger_bannister: Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin Coalition's policy chief on reforms believes e... http://bit.ly/mSArqo

MaxMckeown: UK politician reckons "Innovation needs fear of losing jobs" (rather than innovation culture). http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 #wtf #innovation

daveyp: Sounds like Oliver Letwin harks after the halcyon days when the upper classes could shoot public sector workers http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

commontom: RT @QOFE: Oliver Letwin. You utter twat. How do I respond to something so idiotic? I do all my best work when I'm scared shitless: http://t.co/wRjE2jD

PlaceFarm: RT @mojospangles: Oliver Letwin shows how little he understands society's need for public services, and public servants. http://t.co/wtSuygB

sarahpguerr: At last condems admit hatred of public sector http://t.co/Zj5yR3c

KuangEleven: Just 5 minutes alone with this fucker - I'll show him what fear means on behalf of the colleagues I used to have > http://t.co/XIwmXqO

latentexistence: @Penners_ http://bit.ly/p9VfPo

68ron: http://t.co/SNyiyfr /via @yorkierosie Will be circulating this to members before the next ballot

AnneDuffield1: http://t.co/FR65H9Y how can the government treat public servants with such contempt...

davidrace: Wow. Just... wow. http://t.co/xQwbDBL Letwin thinks fear is a good motivator.

GoodSchoolsUK: Discipline and fear? Really? Curious to hear your views on this! http://bit.ly/oHz92C

happymrlocust: Wait, so the Reforms Chief is counting on "fear of job losses" will instill "performance"? http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

lucygreenwood: Oliver Letwin is a frigging arrogant nutter http://t.co/pxe1265

Litelli180: welcome to the jungle: #Public #sector #workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin http://tinyurl.com/44d7tjp

Roborovski1: Letwin pledges to instil "fear" among public sector to boost performance http://t.co/LaOXgEJ

loskristianos: Aha! A brief glimpse of the true thinking behind the Government's public sector reforms. Nice one Oliver, you cunt. http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

OurWorldNews: Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin http://dlvr.it/dCGv6 (Guardian) #news #global #worldnews

injunction_mp: #notw #hacking Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin: Coalit... http://bit.ly/qTYVwd http://bit.ly/poVyR4

kmflett: Tory Minister Letwin says way forward in the workplace is bullying & harassment; Not a Union member? Join now http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

jennifermjones: RT @ppetej Nice of Letwin to remind us that Tory government is about brute power and bullying http://tinyurl.com/44d7tjp

EquusontheBuses: Oliver Letwin wants more people to be hit with sticks. http://t.co/80hZjqf What school did he go to? Ah, Eton. Childhood nostalgia, Oliver?

The_Arn: @truekoppite Essentially that the public sector will only improve through 'discipipline and fear' http://bit.ly/nTEsK1

mjl0001: Dont'cha just love those cuddly tories! http://t.co/okYP9mA

carlbaker: RT @gimpyblog: Fear to improve public services says Letwin http://is.gd/8uvfuH we are ruled by bastards and imbeciles

brennig: Village idot Olivery Letwin says public sector workers need 'discipline & fear' http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 Aren't MPs public sector workers?

5_HATS: RT @bristolukuncut: http://t.co/TxxyqwC "Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear'", says total arsehole Letwin; he's wrong: http://t.co/Fzx6Na9

frdragonspouse: RT @itsmotherswork: Tweeted this last night: http://t.co/4YLiul9 #Letwin displaying ignorance, arrogance, a cavalier disregard for human motivation and 1/2

TamsynTweetie: I don't use this kind of language very often but Oliver is clearly a knob. http://t.co/Z9KbLQx

damianparry: Most pub sec workers follow a calling, a vocation- Fear will drain this from them- Letwins coments reveal more about him http://t.co/kZy7p54

VirtualResistan: http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 << Oliver Letwin thinks 'spare the rod, spoil the public sector worker' Time for anothe… (cont) http://deck.ly/~dN2N4

damianparry: I went into HE science Ed to inspirer in teaching & discover knowledge by research. This prat ignorant of human spirit http://t.co/kZy7p54

NightSlacker1: Oliver Letwin MP: http://t.co/hnH8U3Z Cunt. #cunt

Jacobyte969: Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear'...... Just like the private sector... http://bit.ly/o6YZwk

lescarr: Teachers and nurses need 'discipline and fear' to overcome their lack of excellence says Oliver Letwin http://gu.com/p/3xvve

BeckerDJ: 'Excellence will be achieved by instilling fear' - http://bit.ly/pggn07 <is there any research to back this up in any walk of life?

jezm: #OliverLetwin - govmt determined to instil fear in public sector workers to improve productivity. http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 FFS - ignorant tw*t

BaconBoy4Labour: The government to instil ‘fear’ on hard working public sector employees. Typical Toryism expressed by Oliver Letwin! http://t.co/udSfFJI

mlovatt1: “@RealGeoffBarton: Quite the motivational speaker ... what our govt thinks of you http://t.co/j7ZNwmh - scratch the surface of a Tory!

TerryWassall: Just joined in discussion of this rather late http://t.co/IOnkm5r It was part of the Thatcher policy to discipline through debt induced fear

Eddy39: RT @ziraffa: Conservative Policy Chief says public sector workers need "discipline and fear" http://bit.ly/nTEsK1 Only idiots vote right-wing.

Eddy39: RT @feedmetv: @OliverLetwinMP Have you ever had a real job? http://t.co/UxJurM0

Eddy39: RT @johnshewell: Top story: Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', says Oliver Letwin | Polit… http://goo.gl/Hxfcj, see more http://goo.gl/UO1rl

Eddy39: RT @AndrejNkv: Letwin wants "discipline and fear" in public sector http://t.co/3xn6Hdv - very Stalinist attitude for someone on the right...

PaulRooke10: Lead Story: (Not Always My Views) Public sector workers need 'discipline and fear', say… http://goo.gl/Hxfcj, see more http://goo.gl/kbInT

paul_trembath: RT @martinmcgrath: Given the opportunity I would happily bring both discipline and fear to the life of Oliver Letwin http://bit.ly/o7s00c

Kevin1878: http://t.co/FR9y6Wi Oliver Letwin is something of a Berkshire Hunt, maybe living in fear would improve his performance? #Tory #Tories

snappersnipes: RT @RichNeville: Oliver Letwin believes people will perform better in their work if they live in fear. http://bit.ly/oL9VDq

leni_lava: RT @blacktriangle1: The Tory vision of the future of work in our public services: The crack of the whip and and the click of jackboot... http://fb.me/1baTiPTCo

Michael_R_Grant: Amazing Guardian spin on Letwin's comments this evening. Actually read the quotes without the commentary: http://t.co/S3otzWH

dinogoldie: RT @FlipChartFT: That's you now Mr Letwin. The phrase 'discipline and fear' will be thrown at you for the rest of your career: http://t.co/bM082cg

rupertg: Apparently, the concept of doing a job because you think it needs to be done has passed some people by... http://bit.ly/nTEsK1