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He is facing opposition from unions, who over the weekend accused the government of "the retreading of failed ideas and narratives" and risked "treating the Civil Service as a political punchbag".

He is facing opposition from Civil Service unions, who over the weekend accused the government of "the retreading of failed ideas and narratives" and risked "treating the civil service as a political punchbag".

A union has accused the government of delivering a "soundbite, not a credible plan for change", describing the plans as "retreading of failed narratives".

Since it has, a 50th anniversary special is due on Sunday, Feb. 16 when one expects we'll retread some of the 40th's victory laps.

But the sense of a retread is hard to shake.